BBW

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Etymology

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

Noun

BBW (plural BBWs)

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