Informal slang meaning to gain weight or become noticeably chubbier, often used in a self-deprecating or lighthearted way.
Those who do chub up end up letting out their uniforms themselves. **·** 'Air Babylon' by Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous is published this week by Bantam Press.
I have just worked hard to chub up as fast as I can with the least amount of energy and I have, like, found the place that I'm going to hibernate.
Informal slang meaning to gain weight or become noticeably chubbier, often used in a self-deprecating or lighthearted way. To chub up is to fill out — whether from comfort eating, a sedentary period, or just getting older. The phrase lacks serious malice and is more often used in a resigned or jokey tone than as a genuine insult, particularly when people reflect on changes to their own body.
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(intransitive, internet slang, especially of an animal) To become fat or large, especially from overeating or overfeeding.
(transitive, internet slang, especially of an animal) To make fat or large, especially by overfeeding.
(slang) A chubby person or creature.
(slang, derogatory) A fat person.
He definitely chubbed up over winter, but honestly so did everyone after all those holiday dinners.
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(slang) To become chubby; to grow fat.
“Those who do chub up end up letting out their uniforms themselves. **·** 'Air Babylon' by Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous is published this week by Bantam Press.”
“I have just worked hard to chub up as fast as I can with the least amount of energy and I have, like, found the place that I'm going to hibernate.”
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