Big Beautiful Woman

"Big Beautiful Woman" is a positive term for an overweight woman.

Meaning and usage

The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched BBW Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for "plus-size" women. BBW Magazine trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to Dimensions Magazine.
The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the fat acceptance movement.
Image:Rubens Venus at a Mirror c1615.jpg|thumb|Rubens's "Venus at the Mirror"
The term has several near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning, such as "full-figured", "voluptuous", "zaftig", and "Rubenesque", the latter term referring to the art of Peter Paul Rubens, best known for portraying full-bodied women.

Variants

The acronym BBBW stands for. Another variant is SSBBW, which stands for. There is no formal definition which explains the exact difference between BBW and SSBBW. Some BBWs or SSBBWs consider themselves to be feedees. Dimensions Magazine considers a woman over to be an SSBBW.
USSBBW may also be used, for "ultra supersized big beautiful woman". Again, there is no formal definition, however BBWWiki suggests women over to be considered USSBBWs, but acknowledges that "opinions vary."