fubsy

[ fuhb-zee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, British Dialect.

, fub·si·er, fub·si·est.

fubsy

/ ˈfʌbzɪ /

Origin of fubsy¹

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

Origin of fubsy¹

C18: from obsolete fubs plump person

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.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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