Emily V. Gordon

I'd watch shows like 'The Kids in the Hall' or 'Twin Peaks,' and I'd see weird people being celebrated and appreciated without compromising their weirdness. On 'The Facts of Life,' I'd see girls who were pudgy, beautiful, popular, tomboyish - many ways of being female - and I'd feel quietly reassured.

American Writer

I haven't always been the best advocate for my own body. I was a too-tall, pudgy child who felt completely out of control of the genetic lottery ticket she'd been given, so in retaliation, I shut down. I ignored my body and hated it for not being tiny and cute like my friends' bodies.

I grew up in a very small town in North Carolina, weird and pudgy, without too many other kids to play with. I spent a lot of time watching TV. It was my reassurance that the outside world was bigger and more colorful than the one I lived in.

Ann Aguirre

I remember when I was a kid, I could never find anything positive about chubby girls. If a girl was pudgy in books, she wasn't okay. She couldn't be happy or make friends unless she lost weight.

American Author

Chris Evans

I have a pretty fast metabolism, so I don't really have to worry about getting pudgy. What I try to do when I'm working out is taking in a lot of heavy protein - clean chicken, clean meats.

American Actor

Morgan Fairchild

I was a little fat pudgy kid with big thick glasses, and I was quiet and never said a word, you know - teachers loved me, straight-A student.

American Actress

The Notorious B.I.G.

With big folks, either people think you look mean or it's more of a jolly Santa Claus, 'Oh, he's just a pudgy little teddy bear pillow.

American Musician

Barry Zito

I was this 5-7 pudgy kid in high school... I wasn't a popular kid. I was an outcast.

American Athlete

Will Shields

Don't forget, I was the soft, pudgy kid in school that everyone made fun of.

Pudgy suggests a charming or endearing quality, unlike 'fat' which can be neutral or negative.

Positive Nuance

'Pudgy' refers to a mild amount of excess weight and not to someone who is very overweight.

Not Obese

'Pudgy' is commonly used to describe babies or young children, not often adults.

Often For Babies

 pudgy cheetah cub and those little chirrups and pirates means that he's excited if he's announcing his presence he meows and that sounds a lot like my house cats but let's see if you can guess this one