chubby(adj.)
"肥胖、圆润、丰满",1610年代,字面意思是“像鲫鱼一样的”,源自于 chub,这种短而厚的鱼 + -y (2)。可能受到古诺尔斯语 kumba “原木”和 kumben “矮胖”的影响。
ME chubbe ... was also used of a "lazy, spiritless fellow; a rustic, simpleton; dolt, fool" (1558), whilst Bailey has "Chub, a Jolt-head, a great-headed, full-cheeked Fellow," a description reminiscent of that of the chevin, another name for the chub ... Thus the nickname may have meant either "short and thick, dumpy like a chub," or "of the nature of a chub, dull and clownish." ["Dictionary of English Surnames"]
中古英语 chubbe...也用于形容“懒惰、没精打采的家伙; 乡巴佬、傻瓜”(1558年),而贝利则有“Chub,一个大脑袋、满脸圆颊的家伙”,这种描述让人想起另一个名字叫做 chevin 的鱼,也是鲫鱼的别名...因此这个绰号可能意味着“矮而厚、像鲫鱼一样的”,或者“像鲫鱼一样的性格,迟钝和乡巴佬”。["英国姓氏词典"]
该词起源时间:1610年代