chub up
Informal slang meaning to gain weight or become noticeably chubbier, often used in a self-deprecating or lighthearted way.
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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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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.
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.
“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.”
“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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