chunkster

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Meaning · English

A fat person.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Ordinary people do not leap at the opportunity to be cast as chunksters so fat they cannot even fit through a door. Ordinary people do not leap at the opportunity to deliver lines like, “I know what I am, Lieutenant. I'm a pig. I'm a wild beast.”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “chunkster” mean?

A fat person.

Is “chunkster” formal or informal?

chunkster is generally slang.