blubber1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈblʌbə/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals.
  • informal, derogatory excessive human fat: he preferred a girl with a bit of blubber on her

adjective

archaic
  • (of a person’s lips) swollen or protruding.
    [alteration of obsolete blabber 'swollen']

Derivatives

blubbery

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting the foaming of the sea, also a bubble on water): perhaps symbolic; compare with blob and blotch