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# podgy

adjective (podgy, podgier, podgiest)

«podgy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, mainly UK) A little fat, short and soft-looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#m1)
2. (informal) Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in stories to describe a chubby person, pet or a baby's hands, often in a fond or teasing way; it can hurt if said about someone's body to their face. Phrases: «podgy little fingers», «a podgy puppy», «a bit podgy».

### Examples

- The baby grabbed my finger with her podgy hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x1)
- Our cat got podgy after the neighbours kept feeding her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x2)
- He was a podgy boy with red cheeks and a big grin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x3)
- The puppy's podgy tummy wobbled as it ran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x4)
- Grandad patted his podgy belly after Christmas dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x5)
- "Don't call him podgy, it's unkind," Mum said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x6)
- The teddy had a podgy face and button eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/#x7)

### Note

Informal, mostly British; American English says «pudgy». Comparative «podgier», superlative «podgiest». Talking about someone's weight can be rude, so it is kinder to keep such words for babies, animals and toys. Not a maths word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «podgy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/podgy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«podgy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/podgy.html) on Mova free.