An Entry Tuesday, October 6, 2026
The Thiccctionary
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Bottle gourd hanging from a trellis.

Plate CXXXI. Bottle gourd hanging from a trellis.

Photo by Roger Starnes Sr on Unsplash

Bottle Gourd

/BOT-ul gord/  n.
  1. 1. A cucurbit vine fruit (Lagenaria siceraria) distinguished by a narrow neck and a dramatically swollen lower chamber, hung from trellises across the subtropical world with the casual confidence of something that knows exactly what it is doing.
  2. 2. colloq. Pendant produce with all the weight below the equator. The neck is a formality; the bottom half is the whole conversation.
In a sentence:

"The bottle gourd hanging off the backyard trellis in Savannah was so thiccc it cast a shadow shaped like a comma. The vine held on, but you could tell it was reconsidering its life choices."

Etymology:

From Middle English botel (vessel, cask) and Old English gorde, from Latin cucurbita (gourd). The bottle comparison refers to the narrow neck above a swelling base, which is either a very good bottle or a very honest mirror.

From the desk

Filed by

Teddy VanceJunior Cataloguer

The lower chamber is dramatically swollen and the vine is reportedly reconsidering its life choices.

Ruling PROVISIONAL

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

A narrow neck above a dramatically swollen lower chamber earns its place on structure alone. Confirm the shadow is genuinely comma-shaped and not simply large.

In the margin

Eliza HartwellStaff Writer

It hangs from a trellis with, and I am quoting the entry, casual confidence. The vine is less confident. The vine is having a crisis.

JonCirculation Manager

Circulation notes the bottle comparison is in the etymology. The bottle did not ask for this comparison. The gourd did not need it.

Frequently asked

Is a bottle gourd thiccc?

Yes. Bottle Gourd was admitted to the Thiccctionary on October 6, 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 bottle gourd thiccc?

Pendant produce with all the weight below the equator. The neck is a formality; the bottom half is the whole conversation.

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 Roger Starnes Sr, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate CXXXI.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/bottle-gourd-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a bottle gourd thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, B.
  4. Catalogued under: Produce & Botanical. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled provisional by the desk. Objections on file.

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