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podgy

adjective \ˈpä-jē\

podg·i·erpodg·i·est

Definition of PODGY

chiefly British

: pudgy

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Origin of PODGY

podge something pudgy

First Known Use: 1846

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Synonyms: blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, fat [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

Antonyms: lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

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