podgy

[US]/'pɒdʒɪ/
[UK]/'pɑdʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Kort en dik, mollig.

Example Sentences

he put a podgy arm round Alan's shoulders.

hij legde een mollige arm om Alan's schouders.

Real-world Examples

A podgy plush dog was her dear accompaniment, its name was Pluto.

Een dikke, zachte hond was haar dierbare gezelschap, zijn naam was Pluto.

Source: Pan Pan

Men danced with podgy boys with made-up eyes; gaunt, hard-featured women danced with fat women with dyed hair; men danced with women.

Mannen dansten met dikke jongens met valse ogen; magere, hardogige vrouwen dansten met dikke vrouwen metgeverfde haar; mannen dansten met vrouwen.

Source: Blade (Part Two)

My Cicero's Letters for instance: podgy volumes in parchment, with all the notes of Graevius, Gronovius, and I know not how many other old scholars.

Mijn Cicero's Brieven bijvoorbeeld: dikke banden in perkament, met alle aantekeningen van Graevius, Gronovius, en ik weet niet hoeveel andere oude geleerden.

Source: Essays on the Four Seasons

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