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chubs

/t͡ʃʌbz/

chubs is the plural of chub.

Meaning of chub

Noun (1)

chub (plural chubs or chub)

  1. A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)
  2. In Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.
  3. (broadly) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
    1. (broadly) In North America, a black bass.

Noun (2)

chub (countable and uncountable, plural chubs)

  1. (countable, slang) A chubby, plump, or overweight person.
  2. (countable, slang, specifically) An overweight gay man who is part of the chubby subculture.
    • It could be any dude, as long as you really want to fuck him. It could be a... a twink, a bear, an otter, a circuit queen, a chub, a pup, a gipster, a daddy chaser, a leatherman, a ladyboy, a Donald Duck. Donald Duck's a gay guy who's been kicked out of the Navy.2017 April 23, “Success Failure”, in Silicon Valley, season 4, episode 1, spoken by Russ Hanneman (Chris Diamantopoulos)

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Noun

chubs

  1. (derogatory, slang) Term of address for a fat person.
    • "You better watch it, Chubs," Rocky hissed directly into Gwen's face.
    • "CHUBS!" Gwen shrieked.1986, Terri Fields, Hearts Don't Lie, page 185

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Words that rhyme with chubs

Questions about chubs

What does chubs mean?
Chubs means term of address for a fat person.
What is chubs the plural of?
Chubs is the plural of chub.
What part of speech is chubs?
Chubs is a noun.
How do you pronounce chubs?
Chubs is pronounced /t͡ʃʌbz/.

Words near chubs in the dictionary

  1. chubdars
  2. chubes
  3. chubhead
  4. chubheads
  5. Chubi
  6. chubs
  7. chubs up
  8. chubster
  9. chubsters
  10. chubsucker
  11. chubsuckers

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