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blubber 1. a thick insulating layer of fatty tissue below the skin of aquatic mammals such as the whale: used by man as a source of oil 2. Austral an informal name for jellyfish blubber [′bləb·ər] (invertebrate zoology) A large sea nettle or medusa. (vertebrate zoology) A thick insulating layer of fat beneath the skin of whales and other marine mammals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In an age where John Candy is but a memory, Martin Short's blubbery, epicene Jiminy Glick re presents the future of the fat comic. As for Keira Knightley as Elizabeth, I find her spellbinding and--despite her blubbery lips and neurotically tight jaw--devastatingly beautiful. Huge, blubbery creatures; waddling around malls and mega-markets, wearing big soft elastic sweat clothes and warm-up suits; bumping into things and getting stuck in doorways. |
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