Synonyms for ‘Fat’ that aren’t Cringeworthy…?

Oh that sounds nice and fruity

I was trying to kindly describe someone recently, and said that she was Plumptious. Sounded quite nice to me.

Well-upholstered was my gran's favourite for tubby ladies.

A word that has crossed my mind recently of a portly person is "deep", as in as deep from front to back as s/he is wide. Purely descriptive and not out loud.

Grammaretto

When would you need to describe anyone as fat?
I was with a tall thin friend recently and she began to look at tunics. The Seasalt type. I was surprised that she bought the size 20.
She found it the most comfortable and a decent length.
I envy her confidence. Having been brought up by a mother who quoted the Duchess of Windsor "you can never be too thin or too rich" I guess I am hardwired to dislike fatness.
I wish I didn't. I don't want to be skinny either but I am always wishing I was a size smaller.

I'm surprised that someone who is tall and thin would buy a size 20 - surely it would have been far too big, baggy and out of proportion.

Very odd.

B A Robertson used to sing a song ' A Well Upholstered Housewife ' - was it used in his drama ' Living apart Together' ?

"just say what size in clothes you are since you are talking clothes." - that'll be a complete no. If you've over a size 16, for instance, you better bet that people will be very judgemental! Look at Grammaretto's comment, for instance - 'hardwired to dislike fatness'. I reckon there are a hell of a lot of people who feel that way.

My sympathies Yammy. I'm sure if someone digs my skeleton up in years to come they'll decide I'm a man!

When would you need to describe anyone as fat?
I was with a tall thin friend recently and she began to look at tunics. The Seasalt type. I was surprised that she bought the size 20.
She found it the most comfortable and a decent length.
I envy her confidence. Having been brought up by a mother who quoted the Duchess of Windsor "you can never be too thin or too rich" I guess I am hardwired to dislike fatness.
I wish I didn't. I don't want to be skinny either but I am always wishing I was a size smaller.

I've usually said "do you mean I look fat?"

Germanshepherdsmum

You would think I had jolly good childbearing hips but an X-ray done after an emergency C section showed everything is not always as it looks!

Snap! My pelvic girdle was explained to a group of students as if I wasn't there. After Mrs... C section and ex-ray we have found that her pelvis is like a rugby ball instead of the usual soccer ball.

Me too MissAdventure!

M0nica

just say what size in clothes you are since you are talking clothes.

That's what I do. No need for any other description, it's what the clothes look like on you, no need to be more discriptive.

Statuesque?

You would think I had jolly good childbearing hips but an X-ray done after an emergency C section showed everything is not always as it looks!

Was any one else told by an obstetrician that they had " good child bearing hips "
Another euphemism for a big bum.

FannyCornforth

Yammy yes; and you get an approving and hearty slap on the rump!

It's a good big target Fanny you couldn't miss.

I am in the middle of my Swedish death Clean and am at the moment, culling my work jackets ( CHanel style). I have only been retired six years, but have been hanging onto them, just in case.....
I have been trying them on and asking DH, what he thinks.
"Charity shop, they make you look very BUSTY." ?

I always assume "well" means fat.
I think people probably avoided ever telling me I looked well.

Out shopping the other week I saw a friend I hadn’t seen for sometime. She said “ You look well” I took this to mean I’d put on weight. She always was a bit bitchy ?

DH calls me an Oompaloompa. Good job I love him!

"She's a big lass and a bonny lass" (Cushie Butterfield for those who don't know about the NE) I quite like "Big and bonny"

Yammy yes; and you get an approving and hearty slap on the rump!

???

Aldom

Fanny How does 'well endowed' sound? Or even, 'rather well endowed'.

Where I live if you said a woman was well endowed you would mean they had large breasts and it would be thought of in the same way as saying what a pair of Knockers....sleazy.
They usually say"By she's a fine big lass", whatever the age, for women of a certain girth and build. It does sound a bit as if they are at the cattle auction as they would say the same about a cow or a pig as long as it was female. You can take it whichever way you want.