pudgy

• pudsy

From pudge +‎ -y, or an alteration of pudsy.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʌd͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -ʌdʒi

pudgy (comparative pudgier, superlative pudgiest)

1. Fat, overweight (pertaining particularly to children), plump; chubby.

   Synonym: podgy

   The pudgy child had a difficult time running the mile.

   • 2015 September 3, Patrick Boehler, “Trending on Chinese Social Media: Xi’s Salute, an Autocrat’s Son and Winnie the Pooh”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 January 2024, World:

     Censored photos included one of Winnie the Pooh in a car (Internet users in China have long likened Mr. Xi to images of the pudgy bear) and another of the Obama family purportedly watching the parade on television.

• pudgily
• pudginess
• pudgy wudgy

• podgy