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porky

porky

2 7.1
A little fat in a way people may find rude
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɔrki/
  • Offensive
: regordete
  • I'm calling you a liar and a cheat, and a fat, porky, son of a bitch!

Examples

  • She avoided wearing tight clothes because she felt a bit porky after the holidays.

  • I was just like this big, fat, porky dancer.

    Cattle Call (2006)

  • It's a porky, partisan, pricey pet project package.

  • We've been caIIed fat, chunky, chubby, porky, piggy... every name you can think of.

    Phat Girlz (2006)

  • The playful puppy was a bit porky after snacking on treats all day.

  • His porky appearance made him the target of some lighthearted teasing among his friends.

Synonyms

chubby
vsporky
  • Informal
67 1.0

Slightly fat in a cute, pleasant way

can sound rude or mocking instead of affectionate
plump
vsporky
46 2.7

A little fat and rounded in a healthy, attractive way

is more informal and can sound offensive rather than flattering
pudgy
vsporky
19 4.0

Slightly fat and short in a way that looks cute

is informal and can be offensive rather than cute or harmless
plumpish
vsporky
1 3.7

A little fat in a soft, round way

leans more informal and may carry an insulting tone
fattish
vsporky
  • Informal
1 5.3

A little heavy in the body, slightly overweight

is more casual and may be taken as insulting
puggy
vsporky
  • Informal
9.7

Short and slightly chubby in a cute way

is similarly informal but more likely to offend listeners

Antonyms

thin
310 1.0

Having little body fat and a slim shape

slim
91 1.0

Thin and with little body fat

How Fat

obese
96 3.8
fat
16 1.0
porky
  • Offensive
2 7.1
chubby
  • Informal
67 1.0
thin
310 1.0

Surface Forms

porky positive
porkier comparative
porkiest superlative

Morphology

porky = pork (semi-transparent) = pork + y

The form is built from 'pork' + '-y', but the sense 'slightly fat or plump' is a metaphorical extension rather than a straightforward compositional meaning.

Etymology

Porky also comes from pork, and because pigs are often seen as round or fat, people began to use porky as a casual word for someone who is a bit 'plump' or 'fat'. That's why calling someone porky means they are slightly overweight.