Meaning
Plump, chubby, and fat — of a person or animal on the round, well-fed side. Teasing rather than cruel, 'porky' pictures a soft, piggish plumpness, and it is often used affectionately of a chubby baby, a well-fed pet, or a comfortably rounded person. It belongs to the everyday Jamaican vocabulary of body shape and size, naming a soft, ample fullness with a note of fondness more than mockery, so that to call a fat, healthy baby 'porky' is a kind of endearment.
Examples
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Di baby nice an porky.
The baby is nice and chubby.
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Him get porky since him stop work.
He got chubby since he stopped working.
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Di puss porky from too much food.
The cat is fat from too much food.
Origin
From 'pork'/'porky' (pig-like plumpness); chubby/fat, usually teasingly.
How it’s used
Chubby/plump, teasing. Compare 'mampy', 'fluffy', 'big belly'.