[Ads-l] chonky

[Rich Lowenthal]

SNL also did a "Chonk" store parody ad ten years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGKSwsD7ac



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>From "Nancy Friedman" <00001b7f50001087-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
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Date 10/31/2026 10:16:07 AM
Subject Re: chonky

>Merriam-Webster has "chonky" with that sense (playful/affectionate
>variation of "chunky") from 2004.
>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chonky
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>See also Chonkers the Steller sea lion, a conspicuously large visitor to
>San Francisco's Pier 39 earlier this year.
>https://www.pier39.com/chonkers/
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>On Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 AM Jonathan Lighter <
>00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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>>  'Chunky.'
>>
>>
>>
>>  https://www.yahoo.com/creators/lifestyle/story/the-worlds-fattest-parrot-was-nearly-extinct--this-year-they-had-a-whole-bunch-of-chonky-chicks-151814441.html
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>>  The world's fattest parrot was nearly extinct — this year, they had a whole
>>  bunch of chonky chicks.
>>
>>  JL
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