big-boned en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Of a person or animal: large but not obese.
[…] big-boned womenfolk strode away from their tea-tables to listen to the imperious Doctor.
1904, Rudyard Kipling, They:
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(euphemistic, humorous) Fat, obese.
Coffins for the Big-Boned. As the media never tires of telling us, America has become a junk-food nation with the fattest population on the planet.
2009, Harold Schechter, The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most big-boned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more big-boned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| big boned | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
sv storvuxen (Translations) · eo grand’osta (Translations)