Associations to the word «Tubby»

Wiktionary

TUBBY, adjective. Stout, rotund
TUBBY, adjective. Resembling a tub; sounding dull and without resonance or freedom of sound.
TUBBY, noun. (pejorative) (slang) (often used teasingly) An overweight person.

Dictionary definition

TUBBY, adjective. Short and plump.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats