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>>> >> > What exactly is a chub?
>>> >>
>>> >> Ground beef sold in a tubular package. No clue why.
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.swagbucks.com/?t=i&q=chub+of+ground+beef
>>> >
>>> > Back-formation from chubby.
>>> >
>>> > chub (plural chubs)
>>> >
>>> > 1. A chubby, plump person
>>> > 2. (LGBT slang) An overweight or obese *** man.
>>> > 3. A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or
>>> > luncheon meat.
>>> >
>>> > (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chub)
>>>
>>> Thanks I knew its use for fish and I knew chubby but I didn't know
>>> about
>>> a chub of minced beef
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>> I didn't know about the fish, the meat or the overweight *** man
>
>We call people who are a bit overweight 'chubby'

During the '40s and '50s children's clothing stores had a Chubby
section for girls and a Husky section for boys.