1. A fruit of the genus Diospyros, notable for its smooth, taut skin stretched over a body that has committed fully to the round; esp. the Hachiya variety, which tapers at the shoulder and then simply does not, yielding a base of real democratic fullness. Also the Fuyu, which skips the tapering entirely and arrives at fullness as a first principle.
2.colloq. The fruit that sits in the bowl looking like it has somewhere to be and the hips to prove it. The equator is not the widest point. The equator is not even close.
In a sentence:
"The farmers market vendor arranged four thiccc persimmons in a ceramic bowl, and the bowl, frankly, was doing its best. The persimmons were not concerned."
Etymology:
From Virginia Algonquian putchamin or pessamin, recorded by John Smith circa 1612, denoting the fruit of the native Diospyros virginiana. The Greek genus name Diospyros translates loosely as 'fruit of the gods,' which, given the posterior silhouette, is not an overstatement.
Yes. Persimmon was admitted to the Thiccctionary on August 23, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Provisional. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a persimmon thiccc?
The fruit that sits in the bowl looking like it has somewhere to be and the hips to prove it. The equator is not the widest point. The equator is not even close.
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
Photograph by Eden, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate LXXXVII.
