Is "curvy" a nice way to say fat?

Question

I always told people my bodytype is curvy, and it is. I am about 5'4, 105 pounds with big boobs, a super small waist and bigger hips, hourglass like. When they would see me, they would say "oh, I thought you would have been really fat!" But when did curvy become a nice way to say fat?

By the way, im not saying im fat....
Just in general, when did people atart calling heavier people "curvy" instead of "plus" or something else

Answer 1

It depens. If you're that height and that low of weight, you should know that you are not fat. But you can have a hour glass figure. But in most cases, curvey is basically saying you're a fat as s in a subtle way ...he he he.

Answer 2

I think people use it as a nice way to call someone fat but unfortunatly guys prefer curvy people and hate skinny people (I'm 5'2" and 105 pounds and 34A and guys call me flatchest and toothpick and I'm not even scrawny or skinny!). I eat 4000-5000 calories a day and risk getting a heart attack before age twenty and I blame the curvy haters! I don't like how "curvy" and "hourglass" is in. Have you ever seen a size 0? I mean, it doesn't even look THAT small... I'm a size zero and always thought I was moderatly curvy until people started calling me toothpick and twig (which im not) it's just because america is fat so now i guess everyone hates skinny people!

Answer 3

Curvy is not a nice way of saying fat, people who think it is are just plain stupid. Curvy is where you have curves in your body like an hourglass figure. You're not fat, don't worry about it, people who say that are just jealous. 105 is hitting in the lows.

Answer 4

No, because 147 is a normal weight for a woman whose 5'8" tall. The measurements you've listed suggest you have a nice little waist and a healthy round bottom - which we guys absolutely love - and you certainly aren't fat.

Answer 5

Curvaceous was an old way of describing a top heavy female, Buxom was another term.

I guess the person/s you told the word to did not quite know what to expect and so just expected a fat lady to avoid dissapointment.

Just describe your height and say "petite". or "short" When they finally meet you, they wont prepare for a fat lady.

Answer 6

I think what curvy really means is bigger boobs small waist and big hips like you described! NOT FAT!!

Answer 7

Curvy is not a nice way to say fat. It means you are not a twig, you have a nice shape. Obviously that person doesn't know what they are talking about. No matter which way you slice it, men prefer women with a little meat on their bones!

Answer 8

You sound just like me. Curvy is a perfect description, and a perfect state.

Your hourglass figure is still obvious, yet your breasts and behind are accentuated. And as we know, guys think with their eyes and their dangly bits first. :D Not ONLY, but first.

And being rail-thin like a model isn't natural. Women are SUPPOSED to have some noticable fat. Now, when did curvy become trendy? I think when SOME guys finally realized they themselves thought rail-thin isn't natural, but ladies still generally haven't, so they use "curvy" as a way to express they think you're kinda fat, but it's actually sexy and that they like it

Answer 9

well back in the 50's curvy would have been the right word. Your shaped like a woman not a boy.

Answer 10

im an hourglass too. some people think curvy as curvy others, fat.
instead i jsut say i have an hourglass shape