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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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This particular hippo's miniature frame and podgy proportions have inspired a fervent following online.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2024

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

Only he's not a hirsute rocker or a podgy, superannuated pub crooner latterly and creepily making a living belting out nursery rhymes for adults.

From The Guardian Nov. 8, 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

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 W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

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