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zaf·tig
or zof·tig (zäf′tĭk, -tĭg)adj.
Having a full, shapely figure. Used of a woman.
[Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.]
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zaftig
(ˈzɑːftɪk)adj
informal US (of a woman) plump and voluptuous
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zaf•tig
or zof•tig
(ˈzɑf tɪk, -tɪg)adj. Slang.
(of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
[1935–40; < Yiddish zaftik literally, juicy]
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Adj. | 1. | zaftig - (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous ; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
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zaftig
or zoftigadjective
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