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One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especiallyOne of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially: A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)

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» Going to the gym makes me so horny I chub up in the changing room.

Значение

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One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:
A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)
In Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.
(шире)Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.
(шире)In North America, a black bass.
(исчисляемое, сленг)A chubby, plump, or overweight person.
(исчисляемое, сленг, конкретно)An overweight gay man who is part of the chubby subculture.
(исчисляемое, сленг)An erection of the penis.
(исчисляемое)A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.
(разговорное, неисчисляемое)Excess body fat.

Ещё определения

European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

Примеры

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Going to the gym makes me so horny I chub up in the changing room.
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Происхождение

From chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "l

From chub (“short, thick fish species used as bait"; used metaphorically since 1558 for "lazy person”), from Middle English chubbe (“chub (the river fish)”), recorded since c.1450, probably an assibilated form of cub (“a lump, heap, mass”) and cob, from Middle English *cubbe (found only in derivative cubbel (“a block to which an animal is tethered”)), from Old Norse kubbr, kumbr (“block, stump, log”) and/or Old Norse kumben (“stumpy”), see kobbi.

Back-formation from chubby.

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