noun
chub
An informal term for excess body fat.
He referred to his belly fat as chub.
Etymology
The informal noun shortens chubby. It turns a description of plumpness into a name for the body fat responsible for that rounded appearance.
More examples
- The advertisement unkindly promised to remove chub.
- She disliked hearing people mock harmless chub.
- The memoir recalls childhood teasing about chub.
Forms
chub
Similar words
- body fat
- Body fat is neutral anatomical wording; chub is informal and can sound teasing or unkind.
- flab
- Flab also informally describes soft body fat, often disparagingly.