- zaftig
- zaftig (adj.) "alluringly plump, curvaceous, buxom," 1937, from Yiddish zaftik, lit. "juicy," from zaft "juice," from M.H.G. saft "juice" (see SAP (Cf. sap) (n.1)).
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zaftig — [zäf′tig΄] adj. [E Yiddish zaftik, lit., juicy, succulent < zaft, juice < MHG saft, earlier saf, juice, SAP1 + ig, Y2] Slang having a full, shapely figure: said of a woman … English World dictionary
zaftig — also zoftig adjective Etymology: Yiddish zaftik juicy, succulent, from zaft juice, sap, from Middle High German saf, saft, from Old High German saf more at sap Date: circa 1936 of a woman having a full rounded figure ; pleasingly plump … New Collegiate Dictionary
zaftig — /zahf tik, tig/, adj. Slang. 1. (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure. 2. full bodied; well proportioned. Also, zoftig. [1935 40; < Yiddish zaftik lit., juicy, succulent; cf. MHG saftec, deriv. of saf(t), OHG saf (G Saft) SAP1, juice] * * … Universalium
zaftig — adjective /ˈzæftɪɡ,ˈzɑftɪɡ/ Of a woman, having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well proportioned. Syn: voluptuous, Rubenesque … Wiktionary
zaftig — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. Sl. full figured, shapely, buxom, rounded, rotund. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or zoftig) adjective Well rounded and full in form: chubby, plump1, plumpish, pudgy, roly poly, rotund, round, tubby. See FAT … English dictionary for students
zaftig — adj American an alternative spelling of zoftig … Contemporary slang
zaftig — (TSAHF tikh) [Yiddish: succulent] A slang word used to describe a woman who is pleasingly plump, or full bodied and shapely … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
zaftig — [ zaftɪg] (also zoftig) adjective N. Amer. informal (of a woman) having a full, rounded figure; curvaceous. Origin 1930s: Yiddish, from Ger. saftig juicy … English new terms dictionary
zaftig — adj 1.(all of a woman) plump, chubby, rotund, rounded, well fed, well nourished, full blown, blooming, lusty; buxom, full bosomed, bosomy, Inf. busty, Sl. top heavy, Fr. avec beaucoup de monde au balcon; steatopygous, Sl. broad beamed, Sl. broad… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
zaftig — zaf·tig … English syllables
