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Definition: Zaftig |
ZaftigAdjective1. Euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "zaftig" was first used: 1937. (references) |
Synonyms: ZaftigSynonyms: buxom (adj), chubby (adj), embonpoint (adj), plump (adj), zoftig (adj). (additional references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
zaftig | 45 |
woman zaftig | 6 |
bette midler zaftig | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Middle High German | 1100-1500 | saft. (various references) |
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"Zaftig" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: saftig, zafdig, zafrig, zatfig, zefty, zetfig, zitig. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-g-i-t-z" | |
-2 letters: fiat, gait, gift. | |
-3 letters: aft, ait, fag, fat, fig, fit, fiz, gat, git, tag, zag, zig, zit. | |
-4 letters: ag, ai, at, fa, if, it, ta, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-g-i-t-z" | |
+5 letters: factorizing, fantasizing, fragmentize. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)5A 61 66 74 69 67 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--.. .- ..-. - .. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01011010 01100001 01100110 01110100 01101001 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)Z a f t i g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)005A 0061 0066 0074 0069 0067 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)606772867573 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Derivations 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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