chonky
Americanadjective
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large, fat, or plump, in a cute or adorable way (usually applied to animals).
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overly heavy or bulky.
Example Sentences
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Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Affectionately dubbed a "fatty", an "absolute unit", and a "linebacker", the chonky chick has shot to viral superstardom and attracted a legion of obsessed fans, including popstar Katy Perry.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
After five to 10 years—or, for one Methuselah, 22 years—the eels undergo a final metamorphosis into chonky silver eels and make one last journey to their original birthing grounds near the Mariana Islands to spawn.
From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024
But lately, our collective attention has been bouncing back and forth between Noodle, the bones or no bones oracle, and the saga of the three chonky cats who are obsessed with a blender box.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
Fig seemed to sense my exasperation and planted his chonky body between me and my nemesis.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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