zaftig

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]

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  • 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 — adjective /ˈzæftɪɡ,ˈzɑftɪɡ/ Of a woman, having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well proportioned. Syn: voluptuous, Rubenesque …   Wiktionary

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  • 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

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