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podgy

American  
[poj-ee] / ˈpɒdʒ i /

adjective

Chiefly British.
podgier, podgiest
  1. pudgy.


podgy British  
/ ˈpɒdʒɪ /

adjective

  1. short and fat; chubby

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After an hour their survey was done and the group's leader - a podgy, amiable man in his 60s, according to Capt Singh and others - asked the 28-man crew to gather in the mess.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2021

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

Strutting about on tippy-hooves, like a tottering, podgy little vol-au-vent!

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2013

"You can't look good as a podgy mod," Elms says.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2012

The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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