From Winston Churchill to Oliver Hardy, from Falstaff to Father Christmas, the vast bulk of characters from literature, film and history whom I find adorable had So the idea put forward this week, by researchers from the University of British Columbia, that we thinnies can be predisposed to hate fat people is a monstrous indictment of our horribly intolerant society. Though I myself have a slim, quite athletic build stop tittering at the back, please , I have nothing but respect for those of us who simply ignore the preponderant, fat-phobic culture of modern-day life. Magazines constantly run reports saying that fat people will die early; TV adverts imply that they cannot find love and certainly not sex unless they buy weight-loss products; billboards emphasise how only people below female dress size 16 can possibly be happy; yet the most cursory glance down any British High Street will show you that most fatties are blithely munching on regardless.
Top definition. Chubby unknown. Having a naturally high capacity for fat cells within the body while maintaining a normal human shape; usually resulting in a round face , curvy figure, and a softer, thicker body.