1. A steamed bun of Chinese origin, characterized by a domed, cloud-white exterior whose silhouette, when viewed in profile, describes a near-perfect hemisphere; esp. one whose filling has made itself known structurally, pushing outward from within with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own volume.
2.colloq. Bottom-heavy in the best possible sense. The filling does all the talking and the bun just carries it, magnificently.
In a sentence:
"The char siu bao at that dim sum cart in the Sunset District was so thiccc it sat on the plate like a small, decisive hill. The bamboo steamer it arrived in had no room left for opinions."
Etymology:
From Mandarin bāo (包), meaning 'to wrap' or 'bundle,' attested in Chinese culinary texts for well over a millennium. The wrapping, it turns out, was always the understatement.
Yes. Bao was admitted to the Thiccctionary on October 9, 2026 and filed in the Foods of Substance section. The ruling on file: Provisional. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a bao thiccc?
Bottom-heavy in the best possible sense. The filling does all the talking and the bun just carries it, magnificently.
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).
