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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fubsy

Fubby \Fub"by\, Fubsy \Fub"sy\a. Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. [Eng.]

A fubsy, good-humored, silly . . . old maid.
--Mme. D'Arblay.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fubsy

"squat and fat," 1780, from fub/fubs "small, chubby person" (1610s), which also was used as a term of endearment.

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fubsy

a. (context British English) short and stout; low and wide