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"You look well" - euphemism for fat?

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Well I don't have a tan

 

I thoughts the euphemisms for fat were Bubbly for a women

Jolly for a man.

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A friend recently said that another friend, he didn't seem like a 'dog person', he has recently bought a puppy.

What does a 'dog person' look like :)

 

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Well I don't have a tan

 

People who are very thin are sometimes told they look better once, 'filled out', yet thin quite often relates to being healthier.

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Not necessarily. What they could mean is "you look well compared with the last time when you looked fat/drunk/ill/disheveled etc"

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I dont think it does!

 

I bumped into an old work colleague a few weeks back and told her she looked really well.. And she did! she didnt look as worn out, she had rosey cheeks and looked well, well!

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No. Not a euphemism for being overweight.

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No. Not a euphemism for being overweight.

 

But since most people are over-weight, its very easy to become paranoid, lol

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I thoughts the euphemisms for fat were Bubbly for a women

Jolly for a man.

 

If I remember correctly it was Bonny for a girl and Hefty for a boy:D Of course,If you didn't like them the words were somewhat different, lol

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I used this phrase to a female colleague on Monday, seeing her for the first time after a two week holiday. I meant it literally - she looked well, relaxed, happy and healthy.

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I used this phrase to a female colleague on Monday, seeing her for the first time after a two week holiday. I meant it literally - she looked well, relaxed, happy and healthy.

 

Did she accuse you of calling her fat?

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I used this phrase to a female colleague on Monday, seeing her for the first time after a two week holiday. I meant it literally - she looked well, relaxed, happy and healthy.

 

These days you could have found yourself in hot water for sexual harassment.

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Did she accuse you of calling her fat?

 

No. Why would she?

 

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These days you could have found yourself in hot water for sexual harassment.

 

No, not really.

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