fubsy
/ˈfʌbzi
/adjective (fubsier, fubsiest) British informal
Fat and squat.The fubsy man waddled forward, nearly half the height of the beautiful woman, and merely stared at the stranger who seemed to be seven feet tall....
- A fat, vulgar-looking, fubsy man approached, with a kind of formal degree of intimacy.
- The ship was full of fubsy old ladies and gouty old gentlemen.
Derivatives
fubsiness
Origin
Late 18th century: from dialect fubs 'small fat person', perhaps a blend of fat and chub.
- get one's tongue round
- get one's wires crossed
- get one's wires (or lines) crossed
- get on (or along) like a house on fire
- get on someone's nerves
- get on someone's tits
- get on someone's wick
- get on to
- get on top of
- get (or be) even
- get (or be given) a guernsey
- get (or be given) the gate
- get (or be) in on the act
- get (or be or go) beyond a joke
- get (or be) shot of
- get (or be) spliced
- get (or catch) it in the neck
- get (or give someone) a fair shake
- get (or give someone) ideas
- get (or give someone) the hook
- get (or give someone) the push (or shove)
- get (or go) back to nature
- get (or go) nowhere
- get (or have) a load on
- get (or have) one's ducks in a row