An Entry Saturday, June 6, 2026
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A plate of dumplings with dipping sauce.

Plate XXXII. A plate of dumplings with dipping sauce.

Photo by Rimsha Noor on Unsplash

Dumpling

/DUMP-ling/  n.
  1. 1. A compact culinary unit, often filled with savory or sweet contents and enveloped in a supple dough; esp. one whose rear profile defies a tidy description and whose girth is, frankly, the whole conversation.
  2. 2. colloq. A delightful bundle of flavor with a curve that can only be described as generous, ensuring every bite is a commitment.
In a sentence:

"She served a plate of thiccc dumplings that dared the dipping sauce to keep up. The sauce cup didn't stand a chance."

Etymology:

From Middle English dumplinge, likely a diminutive of dumpy, suggesting something short and plump. The culinary world has been catching its breath ever since.

From the desk

Filed by

Spider HennessyField Correspondent

Filed from a bamboo steamer, lid barely on, condensation running down my notes.

Ruling ADMITTED

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

Dough envelops filling completely. The posterior is a closed claim, but the profile is not. Admitted on profile.

In the margin

Eliza HartwellStaff Writer

The sauce cup didn't stand a chance is doing a lot of work in that example sentence, and I think the sauce cup knows it.

Frequently asked

Is a dumpling thiccc?

Yes. Dumpling was admitted to the Thiccctionary on June 6, 2026 and filed in the Foods of Substance section. The ruling on file: Admitted. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a dumpling thiccc?

A delightful bundle of flavor with a curve that can only be described as generous, ensuring every bite is a commitment.

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 Rimsha Noor, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate XXXII.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/dumpling-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a dumpling thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, D.
  4. Catalogued under: Foods of Substance. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted by the desk. Objections on file.

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