Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Pudgy /pŭj'-ē/ · Pudg·y · IPA /ˈpʌd͡ʒi/ 01 a. Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand. 1. Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand.