plumpy

adj, noun — 2 senses

plumpy

adj

/ˈplʌmpi/

Etymology From plump + -y.

1

Plump; fat; sleek.

  • "We're here t' greet ye," piped a plumpy little girl, pulling at Cal's sleeve.2010, Donald Meikle, Twowinter Tales, page 73:
Derived terms
plumpiness

plumpy

noun

Etymology From plump + -y.

1

Informal A fat person or thing.

  • The most famous of all the animals of Mauritius is a large, gentle dove. A remarkably large dove, in fact: its weight is closest to that of a well-fed turkey. Its wings long ago gave up the idea of lifting such a plumpy off the ground, and withered away into decorative little stumps.1990, Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine, Last Chance To See:
  • It was ladies' league night at the bowling alley, and when he stood in the bar looking out at the lanes he picked out her trim figure on lane 7 in a gaggle of plumpies.2007, Jim Harrison, Julip, page 112:

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