Word to describe those of us with more weight

[hyphenate]

We've likely heard them all, but what word do you despise for those with a "few extra pounds" on? And I know I'm forgetting some of the more insulting ones, so feel free to add your own.

[KamaAina]

1. Heavyset

P.S. Any of the above are, in my estimation, preferable to the anorexic supermodel look. :loveya:

[Arugula Latte]

2. "Fluffy"

There's a comedian called Gabriel Iglesias who does a whole bit on the words attached to levels of being overweight: big, healthy, husky, fluffy, and Daaayum! Later he amended it to add another level -- "Oh HELL no!"

http://comedians.jokes.com/gabriel-iglesias/videos/gabriel-iglesias---fluffy/

[YellowRubberDuckie]

15. Arugula, I was going to say the EXACT SAME THING.

:loveya:

[Arugula Latte]

25. Great minds and all ...

:toast:

[ohiosmith]

3. I was "big boned".

[Bucky]

4. Tubfabulous!

I got a wide stance.

[LiberalEsto]

5. Buxom is fine with me

I'll also accept ample,
but NOT well-upholstered (reminds me of a sagging couch)

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. I have a layer of ablative shielding

in case of re-entry or burnination.

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. So I guess a single word would be "Ablative". Describe my physique as ablative in nature.

[meow2u3]

24. Well-insulated

At least we'll be surviving a famine while the all the "pretty" people starve and end up 6 feet under.

[ellenrr]

7. my friend weighs about 300 pounds...

I used to think "heavy" would be the least offensive. But she said no, she prefers to be called "fat".

Sometimes when she is walking, people in cars shout at her. Even women do.

Isn't that disgusting!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. Rebunesque

[Demoiselle]

27. ...or Reubenesque. They both work. I like the "bun" reference.

[AmandaRuth]

9. Curvy

or Curvasious

[Liberalynn]

10. I've always liked

"calorically challenged" from "Murphy Brown" myself. :rofl: I am about 70 pounds over weight.

[struggle4progress]

11. Don't generally need to discuss others' shapes so dunno what to use. Economy-size? Fun-packed?

:shrug:

[trof]

12. "Husky"

I was a chubby kid.
My 'size' in slacks was 'Husky'.
:rofl:

[msu2ba]

13. As a Nero Wolfe fan.....

...the word has to be "corpulent"

[kedrys]

14. Horizontally challenged

:P

[bigwillq]

18. Good one.

I am 5-foot-3 and I always say I am vertically challenged! :) :hi:

[nolabear]

16. Magnificent. n/t

[txwhitedove]

17. There is just more of you to love!

:hug:

[MiddleFingerMom]

20. "MiddleFingerMomlike" is starting to catch on. n/t

[Iggo]

21. Actual Size.

[Kali]

22. it's usually the context that gets offensive

rather than the words

[meow2u3]

23. The more there is, the more there is to love

Either plus-sized, or queen- or king-sized.

Plus-sized is my favorite, as opposed to those minus-sized toothpicks the media idealizes as beauty.

Fat is beautiful; skinny is a sign of either an eating disorder or drug addiction. :evilgrin:

[MilesColtrane]

26. Fat Fuck

I own it.

[Luciferous]

28. Rotund

[Tripper11]

29. Portly. n/t

[Moondog]

30. Well-nourished.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

31. Well-marbled.

[bif]

32. "He knows his way around the buffet table" and...

"He sure doesn't miss a meal".

[Bertha Venation]

33. Biscuitus.

pronounced BISS-k'-tuss

(from a stand up comedian)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. corn-fed