chubbing

English

Etymology

Unknown. Attested as early as the 1950s.[1]

Noun

chubbing (uncountable)

  1. (US politics, Texas) The deliberate use of discussion and debate to delay legislative proceedings.
    • 2013, Ken Collier, Steven Galatas, Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Lone Star Politics, 3rd Edition, page 129:
      The representative engaged in chubbing may or may not be in favor of the current bill but is trying to block consideration of the next bill on the Texas House calendar.

See also

References
  1. “Filibusters and Chubbing”, in Points of Interest, Austin, Texas: Legislative Reference Library of Texas, 2011 May 23, retrieved 2023-05-23
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