what is the difference between being "thick" and being considered as fat?

Question

generally speaking

Answer 1

Really it depends on what u consider to be fat. But "thick" could be described as someone with a lot of meat on there bones....lol. A good example of people who are "thick" would be someone like Beyonce, Queen Latifah, and there are many others, there is a wide range as far as "thick" goes. But people are only fat if you consider them to be fat.

Answer 2

I think of thick as "solid" and "sturdy". I have thick legs. They're muscular...and yes I have cankles, but they are NOT fat. Fat is soft and flabby. For example, if you ripple in front of strong wind you are fat.

Answer 3

the difference is strictly in who is telling you. i've heard straight up fat women call themselves thick and i've heard guys call hot girls thick. all i know is that if a woman describes herself as thick and i havent seen what she looks like, i'm skeptical.

Answer 4

in my humble opinion: Other people's perceptions and your reaction to that. We as a society need to get rid of the view that anyone who is above average weight is fat and wrong for being this. To me happiness and confidence is what matters with weight. I am certainly no expert on this though so please take an experts advice.

Answer 5

Get your Body Mass Index checked. That will tell you for sure. They can do it at the gym for you. I believe it tells you what your body fat ratio is.

Answer 6

Usually if someone is described as being 'thick' it refers to their mental capacities (or lack of).

See also 'thick as a brick'

Answer 7

thick is.. when the person is bigger.. but still sexy looking.. and toned more or less
fat is just flabby and nasty looking

Answer 8

same thing