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pudsy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈpʌd.zi/
(Southern-England) audio
pŭd-zē

Etymology

From pud (“pudding”) + -sy.

Meanings

(rare) Slightly fat; pudgy, chubby.
- I wanted to sully the hedgehog's pudsy, fuddlesome reputation and discover that the females were somehow harlots and the males were skulduggerous peddlers of filth. 2014, Jules Howard, “The Greatest Story Never Told” (chapter 12), in Sex on Earth: A Celebration of Animal Reproduction, New York City: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 215:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pudsey		alternative	lexicographic
pudsiest	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
most pudsy	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
pudsier	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
more pudsy	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

pudsy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈpʌd.zi/
(Southern-England) audio
pŭd-zē

Etymology

From pud (“pudding”) + -sy.

Meanings

(dated, endearing, no-plural) A nickname for a chubby or pudgy person, especially a baby.
- Pixie cried, "Food values my father's foot! All she knows about food, Mrs Fry, is how to feed her own fat face!" Brownie the little echo trilled, "That's why she's such a pudsey!" 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Melbourne: Angus & Robertson, page 16:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pudsey		alternative	lexicographic