"plumpkin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plumpkins [plural]
Etymology: From plump + -kin; the suffix is not normally productive, so likely formed under the influence of pumpkin. Etymology templates: {{af|en|plump|-kin}} plump + -kin Head templates: {{en-noun}} plumpkin (plural plumpkins)
  1. (colloquial, humorous) A fat person. Tags: colloquial, humorous

Inflected forms

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