Synonyms for ‘Fat’ that aren’t Cringeworthy…?

Curvy seems to be popular these days.

Describe by clothes size, not body size, e.g.

I bought a black and cream floral midi tea dress from Plumptious. The garment measures a comfortable 48” in the bust, with a generous 54” of gorgeous fabric across the hips. It fits as though it were made for me! According to Plumptious' size chart, this fits a UK size 18-22.

@Auntflo Plumptious is a beautiful portmanteau.

* We have a word in Scots, ‘sonsie’ which means ‘attractive and healthy in appearance’. It's similar to ‘Bonny’, which means ‘pretty’, not ‘fat’

* ‘Ah, what a bonny lass!’ = That bloke’s into her

We don’t have a word for fat - probably because traditionally, we were too poor to get fat:

Oats: “A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.” Samuel Johnson, Dictionary of the English Language (1755)

I'm losing weight at the moment for medical reasons so would probably say that I'm working on not being overweight
But that won't mean clothes are easy to find, even when I hit the ok range. I do have big bones [many women's bracelets don't fit me and my rings are all large, I've not got fat fingers and wrists. I have a long back to waist measurement, many clothes end up with the waist being above my natural waist level, and having an ample bosom means that it is even worse at the front, often sleeves are too short too. Even when I reach my target weigh I will still need bigger sized clothes as the measurement across my back is wider than average, so difficult when it is a garment like a coat or jacket with no stretch in it, one in which I'll need to bring my arms round to do something at the front, ie I'm not standing like a soldier. Below the waist is a bit easier, I will be able to wear smaller sized skirts and trousers. Very wide feet and high insteps too so shoes and boots often a problem, and my feet and ankles aren't fat or swollen
Maybe I'm like a little teapot - short and stout

Well made, my mum used to say.

Americans say 'full figured'.

Doodle

Fanny how about describing yourself in biblical terms………For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. ?

Superb!???

DF used to say “built for comfort rather than speed”.

Kryptonite

Ma Larkin. How beautiful was she.

Larkinesque.

I quite like ‘portly’ - as long as it doesn’t refer to me. ?. ‘Rather less slim than I used to be’ will do for me, thanks,

We used to have a rather portly cat.

You could describe yourself as 'traditionally built' as does the Mwa from Number one ladies detective agency.

Our bodies are covered in subcutaneous fat, and it’s the direct terminology. It’s just society has decided it’s an offensive word.
My partner calls me his snorkus porkus and I weigh 126lbs. If I put some weight on in the winter. I call it my winter duvet

Ma Larkin. How beautiful was she.

Ooh! Matron!

My mother's overweight best friend was known by us as 'her biggest friend'. Other terms I remember: 'plenty to grab hold of' and 'there's more of me to love'.

Matronly.
Well covered.
Ample proportions.
Voluptuous.

Gorgeous !!!

Big boned. ?

Sorry !!. Wrong quote That was to FannyCornforth 14.16.35

townie

I don’t have a problem describing myself as fat. I prefer this to any of the euphemisms mentioned above, which I think are all super cringe-making and some twee. For example, I’d only use ‘Rubensesque’ about myself in mimed inverted commas, as a joke when talking to friends.
I have also used the factual ‘big’ or ‘large’. If discussing clothes, plus size seems a clear and accurate description.

In the health farm. “Clench your buttocks”…..” it’d take two strong lads and a wheelbarrow to clench her buttocks”

One of Victoria’s all time best .

Overweight! Tell it like it is! ( I’m not skinny btw)

Shapely? well proportioned?

I’m ‘bigger than the average bear’
But then my offspring always refer to me as Mother Bear ??

Maybe curvaceous or rubenesque

A friend of mine used to say “plumptious”:

Doodle

Fanny how about describing yourself in biblical terms………For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. ?

Wow Doodle! You never disappoint! ?