Chubs World: December 2011

CHUBBYBOLOGY

Chubby or chub – a large, overweight, or obese man

Superchub – a chub who is extremely large

Bear – a man with a stocky or heavyset build; typically hairy body and facial hair; sometimes older (or older looking) and displaying a masculine appearance and mannerisms

Black Bear (gay slang) – a Black man with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face.

Brown Bear (gay slang) – a man of Hispanic, South Asian or Middle Eastern origin with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face.

Panda Bear (gay slang) – a man of East Asian origin with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face.

Polar Bear (gay slang) – an older man with a stocky or heavyset build; typically hairy body and grey, silver or white facial and body hair

Daddy – an older man, sometimes a bear

Cub – a younger version of a bear

Chaser – a man who is of smaller body size and/or stature who is sexually or romantically attracted to chubs or bears. The term chaser is sometimes used in various communities to describe an outsider who is sexually attracted to people within the community

Chitika Chub - What is it?

Chub for chub (also referenced as chub4chub, internet shorthand) – a chub who is sexually or emotionally attracted to other chubby men

Girth & Mirth – a widespread name for clubs of big men and their admirers

Grizzly Adams – a man with a typically hairy body and face who does not self identify as a bear but is attracted to bears.

Trapper – a man of smaller stature who is attracted to bears.

Big Men's Club – another term used to define clubs and organizations for gay and bisexual men and their male admirers

Otter – A gay man who is very hairy all over his body, but is smaller in frame and weighs considerably less than a bear.

Naired Bear – A gay man whose body is hairless by shaving, depilation, or other method.

Wolf – A tall hairy gay man, but one with much less weight than a bear.

Lion – A gay man with red hair with a stocky or heavyset build and typically hairy body and face.

Yogi Bear – An adventurous bear.

Hunters – Homophobes who seek confrontations with bears.

Kosher Bear – A Jewish bear.(The terms chubby chaser and daddy can also be found in use among heterosexuals, but for the purposes of this gay subculture are listed and defined as above.)

Chubby Santa at Winter Festival