(Occasionally "
cubby bear"): A hairy young gay man with the beginnings of
a bear's burly or stocky figure. He doesn't have to be short; to indicate
shortness of stature or slenderness in a hairy young gay man, the going term is "otter".
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"Roman Wright is six foot two and
hairy-chested. He's a bear cub because he's only
28 years old.
With that height, he will definitely never be an
otter, though."