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From plump + -kin; the suffix is not normally productive, so likely formed under the influence of pumpkin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
plumpkin
Today it means: A fat person. Full definition →
Today it means: A fat person. Full definition →
From plump + -kin; the suffix is not normally productive, so likely formed under the influence of pumpkin.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.