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[nineveh_uk]

Note to sewing magazines and books: please, please, please will you stop referring to the "derrière"? Likewise, "fluff".

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[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that image.

As in euphemism for "fat" (or even just "presence of actual body").

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

I forget where I was discussing this before and someone mentioned that fluff (used to mean fat) had arisen from a cat-based group. So cats that were large were described as 'fluffy'. Though why anyone ever thought it was appropriate to extend the euphemism to women, I have no idea. It is sickening.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

That would make sense, although it is still wierd. I find that it really, really puts me off what might otherwise be useful resources.