Editorial Ruling · Catalogued 2026-10-01
Is a Bluefin Tuna thiccc?
Plate CXXVI. A 600-pound Atlantic bluefin tuna in a trap net off Favignana, Sicily, with a diver for scale.
Bluefin Tuna is officially catalogued in the Thiccctionary. A warm-blooded ocean fish (Thunnus thynnus) shaped like a torpedo that kept eating; widest just behind the gills, it tapers to a tail that does all the work while the middle collects the compliments.
Frequently asked
Is a bluefin tuna thiccc?
Yes. Bluefin Tuna was admitted to the Thiccctionary on October 1, 2026 and filed in the Natural Specimens section. The ruling on file: Admitted. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.
What makes a bluefin tuna thiccc?
Proof that thiccc has a market price. In 2019 a 612-pound bluefin sold at Tokyo's Toyosu auction for $3.1 million, roughly $5,000 a pound, and not one bidder called it heavy.
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).
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