Podgy
/ˈpɒdʒi/noun
Plump or slightly fat.
Did you know?Unlike words such as “mortgage” or “disaster,” podgy has no hidden occult meaning—its history is more likely tied to older dialectal and slang uses for something short, thick, or lumpish.
Etymological Timeline
19th Century
English
podgy
“Plump, thickset, or chubby.”
19th Century
English
podge
“A thick or shapeless mass; something lumpish or clumsy.”
18th-19th Century
English
pod
“A small container or husk; by extension, something rounded or bulging.”
Old English
OE
podd
“A pod or husk; a seed vessel.”