Collocations for "chubby"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chubby" in context.
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chubby
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- was a chubby [child, kid]
- was chubby as a [child]
- am starting to [get, feel] chubby
- is [getting] [kind of, a little] chubby
- too chubby to fit into my [shirt, pants]
- [pretty, good looking, attractive] but chubby
- (too small for) his chubby frame
- [like, prefer] chubby [women]
- a chubby [baby, kid, child, teen, teenager]
- the chubbiest kid in the [group, class]
- my [arms, legs] are (getting) chubby
- has chubby [fingers, hands, cheeks]
- slang: is a chubby chaser
'chubby' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):