"chonk up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: chonks up [present, singular, third-person], chonking up [participle, present], chonked up [participle, past], chonked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chonk up (third-person singular simple present chonks up, present participle chonking up, simple past and past participle chonked up)
  1. (intransitive, Internet slang, especially of an animal) To become fat or large, especially from overeating or overfeeding. Tags: Internet, especially, intransitive
    Sense id: en-chonk_up-en-verb-RDacoHwg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (transitive, Internet slang, especially of an animal) To make fat or large, especially by overfeeding. Tags: Internet, especially, transitive
    Sense id: en-chonk_up-en-verb-HEpGStGS

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2024 June 20, kmrikkari, r/dechonkers, Reddit, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2025:",
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