デブ

See also: テープ

Japanese

Etymology

First cited to a text from c. 1919-1927.^[1]

A surface analysis suggests connection to similar words such as でぶでぶ (debudebu, “obese; obesely”, see there for details) and でっぷり (deppuri, “obese”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) デブ [déꜜbù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [de̞bɯ̟]

Noun

デブ or でぶ • (debu)

fat, chubby
fatty; fatso

Related terms

でぶ専(せん) (debusen), デブ専(せん) (debusen): fat fetishism; chubby-chaser
でぶっちょ (debutcho): fatty; butterball
でぶでぶ (debudebu): fat
デブる (deburu): to grow fat; to become fat

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “でぶ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN