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tomlitilia

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If you read that a woman is described as curvy, or having a curvy shape, do you then picture her as overweight, or even fat? I use that term sometimes in my writing, and then mean something along the lines of the woman the below. Am I painting the wrong image?

https://2static3.fjcdn.com/comments/For+comparison+s+sake+more+accurate+depiction+of+a+curvy+woman+_5690af47d84e5f3cf833883418f6caad.png

Edit: Long google image link: https://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl...MHRAhUBJJoKHXxlCv0QMwhxKDEwMQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
 
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Pretty much. curvy, f\ull-figured, rounded... all suggest the same thing.

Your pic link is broken, by the way.
 
"Curvy" to me is curvaceous, all curves but no fat, no chub. If that helps.

Nigella Lawson is curvy, in my mind

Your link doesn't go to a single image, btw.
 
when i read curvy, i see some nice hips, butt and/or boobs ... chubby is overweight ;)
 
My two cents - they are two different things. Curvy usually refers to breasts and hips which a woman can have whether she is overweight or not. I am overweight but still have an hourglass figure, with a bit more on the bottom half. However,there are women who have an apple shape and very little in the way of breasts. I would not describe sch as curvy.
 
For me it's a step towards overweight but not actually overweight yet.
It is a shape that is not slim, but not fat yet.:eek:
 
It's a word whose meaning has changed more than any I think I've ever seen, and today, there is no single universal correct answer. Including people who use it to describe themselves (look at any personal ad site for proof). Mostly expressed as a positive trait, a compliment, you'll see all of these using the term:

  • Some are fully overweight
  • Some slightly overweight
  • Some voluptuous, barely overweight, if at all
  • Some big boobs, not overweight
And you'll find all of the above. Curvaceous (yes, different wors) previously meant a nice figure, voluptuousness. Maybe curvaceous still does? I preferred the old meaning, but nobody checked with me first... :D

If you want t be unambiguous, go with another word.
 
jsmiam said:
It's a word whose meaning has changed more than any I think I've ever seen, and today, there is no single universal correct answer. Including people who use it to describe themselves (look at any personal ad site for proof). Mostly expressed as a positive trait, a compliment, you'll see all of these using the term:

  • Some are fully overweight
  • Some slightly overweight
  • Some voluptuous, barely overweight, if at all
  • Some big boobs, not overweight
And you'll find all of the above. Curvaceous (yes, different wors) previously meant a nice figure, voluptuousness. Maybe curvaceous still does? I preferred the old meaning, but nobody checked with me first... :D

If you want t be unambiguous, go with another word.
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Voluptuous, bordering on Ample.
 
It's a euphemism for overweight. It doesn't literally mean overweight, but people have used it so frequently as a euphemism that it is now taken to mean overweight. Language evolves.
 
HandsInTheDark said:
Pretty much. curvy, f\ull-figured, rounded... all suggest the same thing.

Your pic link is broken, by the way.
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If it helps, back in the long ago and not missed days I did online roleplay, and invariably got to the know the people behind the characters... it's cold to say it, but every one of them who described themselves as curvy or full-figured was at last 50 pounds overweight, and I'm applying reasonable standards.

So I'd say the term is context-sensitive. If a guy describes a girl as curvy, it's probably positive, at least if he's into big boobs and hips. If a girl describes a girl as curvy, it might mean the describer is being generous and the descriptee is just plain overweight. Or not. Women get very political about describing others.

If a woman online self-describes as curvy, full figured, at a "healthy" weight (sadly) or voluptous, it invariably means fat.

What it means in a story - no idea. I'd probably try to figure out if the writer was female and writing in code. Or I might just click out because no form of curvy really does it for me. I like it best when authors stick to hair color and a few details about the face and leave everything below the neck alone; let the reader have the fantasies they like.
 
tomlitilia said:
If you read that a woman is described as curvy, or having a curvy shape, do you then picture her as overweight, or even fat? I use that term sometimes in my writing, and then mean something along the lines of the woman the below. Am I painting the wrong image?
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Slang terms like "curvy" are always risky with such a varied audience. You can never be sure the reader sees what you intended. I don't think it's a fiction writers responsibility to make sure every reader visualizes what the author sees. The few cases where it is important might need more precise language, but you still can't be sure you've accomplished what you think.

For what it's worth, the young woman you show in your post is exactly what I picture as curvy.

rj
 
SamScribble said:
Does curvy imply overweight or plump? No. :)
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No, but nowadays it's often understood as such, because porn industry made "curvy" a certain sub-genre, a nice way to say "low-to-mid overweight"

What I'm saying is, no, curvy does not mean overweight. BUT if you put this description in your story - some of your readers will understand it as such.
 
Nezhul said:
No, but nowadays it's often understood as such, because porn industry made "curvy" a certain sub-genre, a nice way to say "low-to-mid overweight"

What I'm saying is, no, curvy does not mean overweight. BUT if you put this description in your story - some of your readers will understand it as such.
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Then the porn industry has made Model to mean thin, angular, and very under weight.

Curvy means, curvy. There is no weight associated with it. It is the opposite of board straight skinny.
 
Carnevil9 said:
It's a euphemism for overweight. It doesn't literally mean overweight, but people have used it so frequently as a euphemism that it is now taken to mean overweight. Language evolves.
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This is how I feel too.

Can you just say an hourglass figure, or does that imply overweight now too?
 
Curvy can be thin or thick...it just can't be shapeless. When I see the word curvy I envision actresses from the 40s and 50s. Pinup girls.

In no way do I see fat or overweight, which would be round and shapeless.
 
With limited experience, I agree with Hands.

When a man describes a woman's curves, he probably isn't thinking of the curves on an apple or a pear. He's thinking of a woman with full breasts, a narrow waist and a nice form to the hips.

When a woman describes herself as curvy or curvaceous, she's usually overweight. My wife's friends have been more honest by calling themselves "fluffy."
 
NotWise said:
With limited experience, I agree with Hands.

When a man describes a woman's curves, he probably isn't thinking of the curves on an apple or a pear. He's thinking of a woman with full breasts, a narrow waist and a nice form to the hips.

When a woman describes herself as curvy or curvaceous, she's usually overweight. My wife's friends have been more honest by calling themselves "fluffy."
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I agree with most of these descriptions. However, when younger generations speak of curvy, they mean at least bordering on overweight. I find the term "shapely" rather than curvy to indicate the pin-up girl type like Marilyn Monroe or Jane Russell.

"Fluffy" is a cute term. :) A gentleman I once worked with used the term "economy-sized" (meaning extra padding) before being politically correct was a thing. It always made me smile.
 
NotWise said:
With limited experience, I agree with Hands.

When a man describes a woman's curves, he probably isn't thinking of the curves on an apple or a pear. He's thinking of a woman with full breasts, a narrow waist and a nice form to the hips.

When a woman describes herself as curvy or curvaceous, she's usually overweight. My wife's friends have been more honest by calling themselves "fluffy."
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I'm with Hands and NotWise on this. Its dependant on whose talking. A guy says curvy, he usually means just that. Nice curves. Big boobs, nice hips and butt, no flab.

A woman says curvey about herself, she's overweight. End of story. If I call another woman curvy, I'm not so diplomatically saying she's fat. Or overdone. Kim Kardashian is curvy. Mariah Carey is curvey. All in the eye of the beholder and its subjective. Very.

If I was using "curvy" in a story, it'd be in a negative way if said by a female.
 
tomlitilia said:
If you read that a woman is described as curvy, or having a curvy shape, do you then picture her as overweight, or even fat? I use that term sometimes in my writing, and then mean something along the lines of the woman the below. Am I painting the wrong image?

https://2static3.fjcdn.com/comments/For+comparison+s+sake+more+accurate+depiction+of+a+curvy+woman+_5690af47d84e5f3cf833883418f6caad.png

Edit: Long google image link: https://www.google.se/imgres?imgurl...MHRAhUBJJoKHXxlCv0QMwhxKDEwMQ&iact=mrc&uact=8
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I would say by your picture posted, yes she's curvy. And yes she is chubby, and by today's standards she's overweight.

I still say hourglass works nicely.
 
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