zaftig

The definition of zaftig is a Yiddish word for a plump woman, or is slang to describe the state of being plump or buxom.

(adjective)

A woman who is a overweight is an example of someone who might be described as zaftig.

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adjective

Slang having a full, shapely figure: said of a woman

Origin: E Yiddish zaftik, lit., juicy, succulent < zaft, juice < MHG saft, earlier saf, juice, sap + -ig, -y

See zaftig in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or zof·tig

adjective

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish zaftik, juicy

Origin: , from Middle High German saftec

Origin: , from saft, juice

Origin: , from Old High German saf

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