1. A two-handled terracotta storage jar of the ancient Mediterranean, narrow at the neck, swelling through the shoulder into a deep, rounded belly, and tapering to a foot it was never really expected to stand on; esp. one at rest on her side, against the sea.
2.colloq. Narrow up top, then the shoulders, then all of it. Built to ship olive oil across the Aegean, and somehow the whole cargo went to the hips.
In a sentence:
"Someone left a thiccc terracotta amphora lying on her side on the beach at Chania, and three tour groups stopped to photograph her. Nobody photographed the sea."
Etymology:
From Latin amphora, from Greek amphoreus, a compound of amphi- (on both sides) and pherein (to carry), referring to the two handles flanking the neck. The ancient Greeks named it for what you grab at the top. Thiccctionary notes that they were, perhaps, looking in the wrong direction.
Yes. Amphora was admitted to the Thiccctionary on October 5, 2026 and filed in the Domestic Goods section. The ruling on file: Admitted. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes an amphora thiccc?
Narrow up top, then the shoulders, then all of it. Built to ship olive oil across the Aegean, and somehow the whole cargo went to the hips.
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 Martin, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate CXXX.
