Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CHUBBY
chubby, embonpoint, plump
(adjective) sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; “a chubby child”; “pleasingly plump”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chubby (comparative chubbier, superlative chubbiest)
Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat, and hence plump, rounded, and soft.
Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy, tubby
Of a body part: containing a moderate amount of fat.
Synonyms: chunky, plump, podgy
Noun
chubby (plural chubbies)
A chubby, plump person
(LGBT slang) An overweight or obese gay man.
(slang) A penile erection, especially when short and with a large circumference; a boner.
Source: Wiktionary
Chub"by, a.
Definition: Like a chub; plump, short, and thick. "Chubby faces." I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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