Informal and often derogatory slang for a fat or overweight person, derived from 'chubby.' The word softens the insult slightly through its childlike sound but is still used unkindly in many contexts. It can also be deployed self-deprecatingly or affectionately between close friends who are comfortable with body-related humour. Context and relationship heavily determine whether it reads as a gentle tease or a genuine put-down.
His old nickname from school was Chubbs, and even though he'd since lost the weight, his mates refused to drop it.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(slang, derogatory) A fat person.
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