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Zaftig

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Revision as of 04:21, 14 April 2026 by MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zoftig zoftig] * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zaftige zaftige] ===Etymology=== From Yiddish [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%96%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A4%D6%BF%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A7 זאַפֿטיק] (zaftik), cognate with German [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saftig saftig] (“juicy”). Doublet of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sappy sappy]. ===Pronunciation=== * UK: /ˈzæf.tɪɡ/ * US: /ˈzɑf.tɪ...")
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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Yiddish זאַפֿטיק (zaftik), cognate with German saftig (“juicy”). Doublet of sappy.

Pronunciation

  • UK: /ˈzæf.tɪɡ/
  • US: /ˈzɑf.tɪɡ/

Adjective

  1. (US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.

Synonyms

Quotations

  • By his description the same broad. A zaftige piece too, in a mink stole. — Saul Bellow, The Adventures of Augie March
  • Sportcasters are drawn from three different talent pools. Some are professional media people, others are ex-coaches, and the most zaftig lot are ex-players. — Washington Journalism Review, 1980
  • Well, a certain zaftig coed told this on herself... — Robert A. Heinlein, The Number of the Beast, 1980
  • But I've been waiting for you just to say / The zoftig chick is mine... — Sonic Youth, “100%”, 1992
  • Mrs Stahlbaum, a much more zaftig figure... — Gay Morris, 1996
  • 1995 Clinton has his first sexual encounter with zaftig intern Lewinsky. — Time, 2000
  • ...their more zaftig counterparts... — Marlene Zuk, 2011
  • Bari is a warmer zaftig presence. — Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, 2022

Further reading

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