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embonpoint

em·bon·point

UK/ɑ̃bɔ̃pwɛ̃/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the bodily property of being well rounded

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adjective

1.

euphemisms for slightly fat

  • “a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular” Robt.A.Hamilton
  • “chubby babies”
  • “pleasingly plump”
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Origin

Borrowed from French embonpoint.

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