Definitions

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  • noun Big beautiful woman (used as a positive description for women who are overweight and physically attractive)
  • noun big-boned woman; recoinage of the acronym, making fun of the stereotypical excuse

Etymologies

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Coined in 1979 by Carole Shaw with the launch of BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for plus-size women.

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Examples

  • I was at the park yesterday (... in between rain storms) when we walked past the BBW there were no ribbons, no signs, no caution tape wrapped around the railings it just looked like a typical day, aside from the fact that the line there was slightly longer than usual in a way I found it a fitting way to go; the BBW is the most humble of the coasters at the park ... it cannot compete with the crazy flips and turns and massive drops of the newer coasters. nonetheless, the Big Bad Wolf has been there for the past 25 years, ready to transport riders through a European village and zip down the drop overlooking the river

    Archive 2009-09-01 Liz 2009

  • BBW is important as a reminder that in some places, your neighbors want to decide what you and your children can and cannot read by making those books impossible to find in public and school libraries.

    Banned Books Week 2006

  • BBW is important as a reminder that in some places, your neighbors want to decide what you and your children can and cannot read by making those books impossible to find in public and school libraries.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • You will probably not be surprised to learn that my opinion of BBW is rather low.

    Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » IT DEPENDS. I SUPPOSE, ON WHO’S DOING THE BANNING 2005

  • For example, in the chapter "The Skomorokh of Gender Confusion," Rose opts to annotate a plethora of pop references: the Playboy mansion, Jennifer Lopez's hit "Jenny from the Block," porn star John Holmes, the acronym BBW, and Carly Simon's hit "You're So

    pretty dumb things 2010

  • Last night I hooked up with so-called BBW at a bar.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Last night I hooked up with so-called BBW at a bar.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • It's no coincidence that I swapped a thick, skinny ballbreaker of a wife for a 'BBW' with an MBA and a cookery book.

    Fat Is A Fantasist Issue juliette 2009

  • In this post, I am going to tell you about the BB's wife ( "BBW"), a New York Native, who introduced to an eatery I will never forget, the legendary Halal Cart on 53rd and 6th.

    Passionate Eater 2009

  • WASHINGTON, 15 NOV: The ladies call themselves "BBW" or "big, beautiful women".

    WN.com - Articles related to Mexico City Announces International Tourism Fair of the Americas 2010 2009

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