podgy

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In September, a pygmy hippo in Thailand called Moo Deng went viral and was featured in a series of memes due to her frame and podgy proportions.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

This particular hippo's miniature frame and podgy proportions have inspired a fervent following online.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

There might be references to bits of my body that are particularly podgy or scrawny, by way of humorous contrast with the ideal.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2017

THE opening of South Africa’s parliament is always a glitzy affair: podgy politicians strut before the cameras in local garb, ball-gowns and slick suits.

From Economist • Aug. 28, 2014

The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling