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fubsy

[ fuhb-zee ]

adjective

, British Dialect.
, fub·si·er, fub·si·est.
  1. short and stout.


fubsy

/ ˈfʌbzɪ /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    short and stout; squat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fubsy1

1770–80; obsolete fubs, fub chubby person + -y 1; -s 4, -sy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fubsy1

C18: from obsolete fubs plump person
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Example Sentences

You prayed to the devil in Serpentine avenue that the fubsy widow in front might lift her clothes still more from the wet street.

In Serpentine avenue Beelzebub showed me her, a fubsy widow.

"I think this is damn silly," said the officer, patting his foolish fubsy old retriever.

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