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Chubby is a word used to describe something that is plump and rounded. Chubby may also refer to:


People

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Roy 'Chubby' Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness. Early life Roy Chubby Brown (born ...
(born 1945), a UK stand-up comedian *
Junior Byles Kenneth Byles (born 2 February 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica), also known as "Junior Byles", "Chubby", or "King Chubby", is a Jamaican reggae singer.Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, Biography The Versatiles Na ...
(born 1948), a Jamaican reggae singer also known as "Chubby" or "King Chubby" * Chubby Carrier (born 1967), an American zydeco musician * Andrew Chandler (golfer) (born 1953), an English retired golfer *
Norman Chaney Norman Myers Chaney (October 18, 1914 – May 29, 1936) was an American child actor, notable for appearing in 19 ''Our Gang'' comedies as "Chubby" from 1929 to 1931. Early life and career Chaney was born on October 18, 1914 (though Richard ...
(1914–1936), an American actor known as "Chubby" in the "Our Gang" motion picture series *
Chubby Checker Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnig ...
(born 1941), the stage name of American singer Ernest Evans, who popularized "The Twist" * Popa Chubby, the stage name of American blues performer Theodore "Ted" Horowitz (born 1960) *William Chubby, a 19th-century organizer of the Church of Christ, a defunct Latter Day Saint sect – see
List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement The denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement are sometimes collectively referred to as ''Mormonism''. Although some denominations oppose the use of this term because they consider it derogatory, it is especially used when referring to the l ...
* Chubby Cox (born 1955), an American retired basketball player, uncle of Kobe Bryant * Chubby Dean (1915–1970), an American Major League Baseball pitcher and first baseman *
Chubby Dudley Bay Ragni is an American retired professional wrestler and promoter. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 1996 under the ring name Chubby Dudley, one of the Dudley Brothers. Professional wrestl ...
, the ring name of American retired professional wrestler Bay Ragni *
Chubby Grigg Forrest Porter "Chubby" Grigg, Jr. (January 10, 1926 – October 10, 1983) was an American football tackle who played seven seasons in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) in the 1940s and 1950s. Grigg gre ...
(1926–1983), an American National Football League and All-America Football Conference player *
Chubby Hubby Chubby Hubby or Aun Koh (born 1972) is a blogger from Singapore. His blog consists of dining reviews, travelling, wine and recipes for baking and cooking. It also consists of many photographs of the food, most being digitally altered. The blog ...
, a Singapore blogger *
Chubby Jackson Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Biography Born in New York City, Jackson began at the age of seventeen as a clarinetist, but quickly changed to bass in ...
(1918–2003), an American jazz musician and bandleader *
Chubby Johnson Charles Randolph "Chubby" Johnson (August 13, 1903 – October 31, 1974) was an American film and television supporting character actor with a genial demeanor and warm, country-accented voice. Early years Johnson was the son of entertaine ...
(1903–1974), an American character actor * Chubby Newsom (1920–2003), an American R&B singer *
Chubby Oates Arthur ("Chubby") Oates (23 December 1942 – 10 November 2006) was a Cockney clubland comic and character actor. Life Born in Bermondsey, South London Oates started out as a reporter for the ''South London Observer'', he shared an offic ...
(1942–2006), a UK actor and comedian *
Chubby Parker Frederick R. "Chubby" Parker (1876–1940) was an American old-time and folk musician and early radio entertainer. Background Parker was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1876. His grandparents were from Kentucky, and his father was the deputy t ...
(1876–1940), an American old-time and folk musician and early radio entertainer *
Charles Gavan Power Charles Gavan "Chubby" Power, (18 January 1888 – 30 May 1968) was a Canadian politician and ice hockey player. Many members of his family, including his father, two brothers, a son and a grandson, all had political careers; two of his br ...
(1888–1968), a Canadian politician *
Chubby Wise Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise (October 2, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American bluegrass fiddler. Originally starting out playing the banjo and guitar, Wise began playing fiddle at age 12, working locally in the Jacksonville area. He joine ...
(1915–1996), an American bluegrass fiddler *
Lawrence Woodman Lawrence "Chubby" Woodman was an entrepreneur and restaurant owner who legend has it invented the fried clam. He opened Woodman's of Essex, first as a clam shack, with his wife Bessie on Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts and sold freshly dug st ...
, nicknamed "Chubby", an American entrepreneur and restaurant owner who allegedly invented fried clams in 1916


Animals

*Chubby frog, also known as the banded bull frog and the Asian painted frog *Chubby Gungan, also known as the
wrinkled toadlet The wrinkled toadlet (''Uperoleia rugosa'') is a species of small, ground-dwelling frog in the family Myobatrachidae It is endemic to Australia. It is also commonly called the small-headed toadlet, red-groined toadlet or the chubby gungan. Desc ...


Arts, entertainment, and media

* Chubby bunny, a recreational game involving the stuffing the participants' mouth with marshmallows or similar items *Chubby Huggs, a character in the '' Get Fuzzy'' comic strip


Brands and enterprises

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Chubby (mine detection system) The Husky VMMD (Vehicle-Mounted Mine Detection) is a configurable counter-IED MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle, developed by South African-based DCD Protected Mobility and American C-IED company Critical Solutions International ...
, nickname for the Husky VMMD (vehicle-mounted mine detection) family of blast-survivable vehicles *Chubby, the brand name of a non-alcoholic drink manufactured by
S. M. Jaleel and Company SM Jaleel & Company Ltd, also known as SMJ, is the largest manufacturer of non alcoholic drinks in the English speaking Caribbean. Since inception in 1924 their portfolio of beverages are distributed to over 60 countries worldwide. Business ...
*Chubby, a
distributed lock manager Operating systems use lock managers to organise and serialise the access to resources. A distributed lock manager (DLM) runs in every machine in a cluster, with an identical copy of a cluster-wide lock database. In this way a DLM provides software ...
developed and used by Google


Other uses

*Chubby, slang for an
overweight Being overweight or fat is having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. , excess weight reached epidemic proportions globally, with m ...
or
obese Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it may negatively affect health. People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's we ...
person *Chubby, slang for a
penile erection An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, ...
*Chubby, slang for a
spliff A joint (), also commonly referred to as a "doobie" or "doob", is a rolled cannabis cigarette. Unlike commercial tobacco cigarettes, the user ordinarily hand-rolls joints with rolling papers, though in some cases they are machine-roll ...


See also

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Chub (disambiguation) Chub is a common name for some types of fish. It also refers to a certain species, usually called "chub": Squalius cephalus. Chub also may refer to: Places * Chub, Texas, community in the United States * Chub Creek, a stream in Minnesota * Chub ...
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Chub (gay culture) A chub is an overweight or obese gay man who identifies as being part of the chubby culture. Although there is some overlap between chubs and bears, chubs have their own distinct subculture and community. There are bars, organizations and soci ...
, also called "chubby culture" *
Cubby (disambiguation) A cubby is a cabinet with cubby holes, usually intended for a pre-school or kindergarten. Cubby may also refer to: In arts and entertainment * Cubby, one of the Lost Boys in Disney's Peter Pan films * Cubby, the philosophy of The Cubby, a San F ...
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