Definition of be big-boned

big-boned    

adjective

• euphemism for overweight.

                                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "A Brief History of The Fat Acceptance Movement", Time.com, Dan Fletcher, Jul. 31, 2009 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: overweight, fat.

  Last edited on Oct 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 31 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'overweight, fat':
Wisconsin skinny	Definitions include: chubby.
obeast	Definitions include: variation on the word obese.
chunky	Definitions include: overweight.
skinny fat	Definitions include: with skinny or normal-sized arms and legs, but with a large stomach and possibly (for men only) fatty breasts.
pig	Definitions include: a police officer.
thick	Definitions include: having a nice body.
gothopotamus	Definitions include: an overweight or large goth.
dad bod	Definitions include: "dad bod" i.e. "dad body".
fugly	Definitions include: extremely unattractive.
pear-shaped	Definitions include: confused, problematic, troublesome.
piggy	Definitions include: pig.

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Other terms relating to 'big':
BBC	Definitions include: acronym for "big black cock".
BBD	Definitions include: acronym for "big black dick".
BBW	Definitions include: acronym for "big beautiful woman".
BFD	Definitions include: acronym of "big fucking deal."
big	Definitions include: mature.
big and shiny	Definitions include: a man who is big, dumb and macho but generally harmless and nice.
Big Apple, the	Definitions include: New York City.
big-*ss	Definitions include: to move into a group and try to take over; to throw one's weight around; to play the role of "main man" by bullying others.
big baller	Definitions include: a big time big money crack dealer.
Big Blue Room, the	Definitions include: outdoors, during the day.
Big Booty Judy	Definitions include: a person with a humongous butt.
big bucks	Definitions include: a large amount of money.
big cheese	Definitions include: an important person.
big daddy	Definitions include: the best at something; "the man".
big daddy long d*ck	Definitions include: form of reference for an impressive male.
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Other terms relating to 'bone':
bag of bones	Definitions include: an extremely skinny person.
bean and a bone	Definitions include: to eat food, to have a meal.
bone	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
boned	Definitions include: screwed over or left out.
boned out	Definitions include: completely.
bone-head	Definitions include: someone who is dense, thick in the head, or just plain stupid.
boneless brown trout	Definitions include: feces.
bone orchard	Definitions include: a cemetery.
bone out	Definitions include: to leave quickly due to fear.
bone prone	Definitions include: having frequent sex.
bones	Definitions include: of a marijuana smoking device, empty.
bone sauce	Definitions include: semen.
bone up	Definitions include: to review prior studies.
bone up on	Definitions include: to review prior studies.
dog and bone	Definitions include: "dog and bone" is Cockney slang for phone.
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