From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!hou5f!ariel!vax135!floyd!trb Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: Re: zoftig? Article-I.D.: floyd.1241 Posted: Wed Mar 9 14:40:20 1983 Received: Thu Mar 10 04:35:59 1983 References: brunix.1835 I agree with Judith Schrier about the definition of "zoftig" (or "zaftig," if you like). The connotation of "zoftig" is a matronly plumpness, rather than any well-endowed shapeliness. The image is that of a beefy-but-not-obese 55 year old woman (though the age has nothing particularly to do with it. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491