An Entry Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Thiccctionary
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Garlic Bulb, catalogued as thiccc

Plate IV. Garlic bulb.

Photo by Natalia Gasiorowska on Unsplash

Garlic Bulb

/GAR-lik bulb/  n.
  1. 1. A bulb of the species Allium sativum that has achieved full structural commitment: cloves packed so densely inward that the papery outer skin strains at the equator, the whole assembly sitting low and wide on a flat surface as though it arrived that way on purpose.
  2. 2. colloq. Produce that does not taper. Rounded at the crown, wider at the base, wrapped in layers it did not ask you to remove. Needs no introduction and offers none.
In a sentence:

"The farmers market vendor pulled out a thiccc garlic bulb the size of a billiard ball, set it on the table, and let it speak for itself. Three people put down their phones."

Etymology:

From Old English garleac, from gar ('spear,' referring to the pointed clove shape) + leac ('leek'). The spear metaphor is, in retrospect, doing a lot of work for something this round.

From the desk

Filed by

Margie Whitmore-HessianEditor-in-Chief

My late uncle, the founder's brother, kept a bowl of these on his desk and called it his Board of Directors.

Ruling ADMITTED UNDER PROTEST

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

Admitted. The equatorial strain must be measured in the next revision. 'Strains at the equator' is an observation, not a circumference.

In the margin

Teddy VanceJunior Cataloguer

The fact that the cloves pack inward rather than outward means the bulk is entirely structural. It is not showing off. It simply has nowhere else to put it.

Frequently asked

Is a garlic bulb thiccc?

Yes. Garlic Bulb was admitted to the Thiccctionary on April 19, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Admitted under protest. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a garlic bulb thiccc?

Produce that does not taper. Rounded at the crown, wider at the base, wrapped in layers it did not ask you to remove. Needs no introduction and offers none.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Natalia Gasiorowska, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate IV.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/garlic-bulb-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a garlic bulb thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, G.
  4. Catalogued under: Produce & Botanical. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted under protest by the desk. Objections on file.

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