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Stocky describes characters who have broad, "solidly built" frames, a character with a "wide body", thick arms and legs, they are often short in stature. "Stocky" can describe a range of varied, but similar figures: a stocky character may be muscular, but usually will not have extremely defined muscles; a stocky character may be chubby or overweight, but most of their body fat will be in their chest, midsection, thighs and butt, they will not have rolls of fat - obese characters should not be tagged as stocky.

While it may often cross over with musclegut this tag should not be used merely as a synonym, a stocky character does not have to have any muscular definition.

Criteria

A stocky figure will have a combination of bodily attributes below:

• A key feature is a broad upper body, particularly around the waist/midsection
• female characters will still have curves, possibly wide hips, but overall "thick" abdomen - never a small waist
• Fat is often limited to the belly or torso - characters having a "beer gut" or "potbelly
• Oftentimes muscular definition on the torso (pecs, abs) is frequently less "defined", more subtle and/or mixed with fat, more defined on arms
• Thick arms, if not muscular
• Sometimes Short, with squat proportions
• Big Chest - a naturally large ribcage
• Broad Shoulders
• Thick Neck

Related Tags

• Musclegut
• Muscular
• Slightly Chubby
• Overweight
• Short
• Belly
• Big Belly
• Potbelly

See Also

• Tag Group:Figures