An Entry Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Pile of green and orange coconuts.

Plate CXVII. Pile of green and orange coconuts.

Photo by Phuong Nguyen on Unsplash

Coconut

/KOH-kuh-nut/  n.
  1. 1. The fruit of Cocos nucifera, a tropical palm, characterized by a fibrous husk of real circumference, a dense lignified shell, and a liquid interior that sloshes with the self-assurance of something that knows exactly how much it weighs. Esp. notable in the green-and-orange stage, when the husk is at full swell and the silhouette, viewed in a pile, reads less like produce and more like a geological event.
  2. 2. colloq. Round where it matters and stacked by the dozen. The whole pile becomes a monument to a single design principle: no flat surfaces from any angle.
In a sentence:

"The Fijian resort kitchen took delivery of forty thiccc coconuts, green-to-orange, and the prep cook just stood there for a moment. You don't inventory something like that. You acknowledge it."

Etymology:

From Portuguese coco, meaning 'skull' or 'grinning face,' referencing the three dark pores on the shell's base that early Portuguese sailors found unsettling. Entered English circa 1555. The fruit was named for a face, which is remarkable, given that the face is clearly the least interesting part of the coconut.

From the desk

Filed by

Teddy VanceJunior Cataloguer

It was named for a face, and the face is genuinely the least interesting thing about it.

Ruling ADMITTED, WITH A FOOTNOTE

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

The lignified shell encasing a sloshing liquid interior is a structural commitment I cannot argue with. Footnote: the face is stricken.

Frequently asked

Is a coconut thiccc?

Yes. Coconut was admitted to the Thiccctionary on September 22, 2026 and filed in the Produce & Botanical section. The ruling on file: Admitted, with a footnote. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a coconut thiccc?

Round where it matters and stacked by the dozen. The whole pile becomes a monument to a single design principle: no flat surfaces from any angle.

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 Phuong Nguyen, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate CXVII.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/coconut-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a coconut thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, C.
  4. Catalogued under: Produce & Botanical. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted, with a footnote by the desk. Objections on file.

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