fubsy

[ fuhb-zee ]

adjective,fub·si·er, fub·si·est.British Dialect.

short and stout.

Origin of fubsy

1770–80; obsolete fubs, fub chubby person + -y¹; cf. -s⁴, -sy

Words Nearby fubsy

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How to use fubsy in a sentence

You prayed to the devil in Serpentine avenue that the fubsy widow in front might lift her clothes still more from the wet street.
Ulysses | James Joyce
In Serpentine avenue Beelzebub showed me her, a fubsy widow.
Ulysses | James Joyce
"I think this is damn silly," said the officer, patting his foolish fubsy old retriever.
Actions and Reactions | Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for fubsy

fubsy

/ (ˈfʌbzɪ) /

adjective-sier or -siest

archaic, or dialect short and stout; squat

Origin of fubsy

C18: from obsolete fubs plump person

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