podgy
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In September, a pygmy hippo in Thailand called Moo Deng went viral and was featured in a series of memes due to her frame and podgy proportions.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
There might be references to bits of my body that are particularly podgy or scrawny, by way of humorous contrast with the ideal.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2017
THE opening of South Africa’s parliament is always a glitzy affair: podgy politicians strut before the cameras in local garb, ball-gowns and slick suits.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 2014
"You can't look good as a podgy mod," Elms says.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2012
“I still can’t hear you,” Aarfy complained tolerantly, cupping his podgy hand behind the blanched corolla of his ear.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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In the clothes he wore now he looked podgier than ever, and his round spectacles gave his round face the look of a prim cherub.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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