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How it's used

This reduplicated adjective captures a sense of being stretched to capacity by air or gas. It is often used to describe things that look round and firm, like a balloon or a tire, but it is also frequently applied to a bloated stomach after a heavy meal. The repetition of the final syllable adds a playful, emphatic quality that implies the object is on the verge of popping.