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- [fuhb-zee]
- /ˈfʌb zi/
- /ˈfʌb.zɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuhb-zee]
- /ˈfʌb zi/
Definitions of fubsy word
- adjective fubsy short and stout. 1
- noun fubsy (British) short and stout; low and wide. 1
- adjective fubsy short and stout; squat 0
- adjective fubsy fat and squat; plump 0
- adjective fubsy (Britain) short and stout; low and wide. 0
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Origin of fubsy
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; obsolete fubs, fub chubby person + -y1; cf. -s4, -sy
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Parts of speech for Fubsy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fubsy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.