でぶdebu

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivefat; chubbyusu. derog.
2. nounfatso; fatty; fat person
   彼女かのじょは中年ちゅうねんデブだ。↗

   She's a middle-aged fat woman.

• Synonym肥満ひまんWrittenWritten, medical term for obesity in health contexts, free of mockery, as in 「肥満度」. 「デブ」 is a colloquial insult.
• Synonym太ったふとったNeutralNeutral description of a fat build. 「デブ」 is a mocking slur, and using it to someone's face is rude.
• SynonymでぶでぶCasualColloquial mimetic word for a fat, bulging body, often derogatory. It paints the state, unlike 「デブ」, which is used to call someone fat.
• SynonymでぶっちょCasualColloquial slang that, like 「デブ」, names a fat person, but sometimes affectionate or teasing and so milder than the openly contemptuous 「デブ」.
• Related太いふといNeutralBroad word covering thick and fat, also bold or shameless. For body shape it is plain description, not a slur like 「デブ」.
• Related丸々と太ったまるまるとふとったNeutralDescribes being plump and round, stressing a rotund shape; used of people or animals, and positive or negative depending on context.
• RelatedぶっといCasualColloquial intensifier of 「太い」 meaning very thick, mostly for arms and legs; never used to address a person.
• RelatedぽってりNeutralMimetic word for plumpness or thickness with a cute feel; also describes lips or thick, dense things like curry.
• Related肉付きの良いにくづきのよいNeutralEuphemistic and leaning positive: well-fleshed, pleasantly filled out. Lacks the contempt of 「デブ」.
• AntonymやせNeutralAntonym: thinness, a thin person, or the act of slimming down; the opposite of 「デブ」 on the fat–thin scale.
• Antonym痩せ型やせがたNeutralAntonym: a slender build. An objective way to describe body type, without the contempt of 「デブ」.

「デブ」 is a colloquial, contemptuous term for a fat person and offends face to face. Describe a build neutrally with 「太った」, medically with 「肥満」, or euphemistically with 「肉付きの良い」. 「でぶっちょ」 also names a fat person but is milder; most others describe shape. Antonyms: 「痩せ」, 「痩せ型」.

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1. 太ふとっている人ひとに対たいする蔑称べっしょう。