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embonpoint

[ French ahn-bawn-pwan ]

noun

  1. excessive plumpness; stoutness.


embonpoint

/ ɑ̃²úɔ̃±è·Éɛ̃ /

noun

  1. plumpness or stoutness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. plump; stout
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of embonpoint1

From French, dating back to 1655–65, literally, in good condition
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of embonpoint1

C18: from phrase en bon point in good condition
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A lot of time is spent in airports, where there is “The pop of a Krispy Kreme sign and the tan embonpoint / Of Scotch bottles after customs to caress.â€

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He’s carrying a bit of weight – you could almost say embonpoint.

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However, the No More Page 3 campaign, now led by Caroline Lucas, is becoming tedious and is as disproportionate in 2013 as the embonpoint of Samantha Fox or Katie Price in their "Currant Bun" heydays.

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Long taunted for his embonpoint, polite French for tubbiness, the affable pol used to garner dessert-inspired nicknames.

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Tristan was played by the Canadian Ben Heppner, and he has a belly quite as superb as the diva's own embonpoint.

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