"Thick" girls

hisgirl86
hisgirl86 Posts: 142 Member
edited November 12 in Chit-Chat
What exactly does this mean?? My husband drives me crazy with this. I always thought it meant a little overweight, but not chubby. Yet, when we see what I think is a normal sized girl, not any extra weight, he'll say "she was a thick girl". I reply with "she looked normal to me, not over or under weight", and he said that its more about body type. But it seems like only girls that are too thin he calls "normal", and ones that are a healthy weight he calls "thick". He does call out the anorexic-ly skinny girls out as being grossly thin, but it just drives me crazy that once I get to a healthy weight I'll still be considered "thick". That puts me in mind of chubby. What are your opinions?
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  • Picola1984
    Picola1984 Posts: 1,133
    To be thick here means dumb!
  • vaderandbill
    vaderandbill Posts: 1,063 Member
    If I was to use "thick" I would use it in describing someone with wider shoulders and legs thus giving them a bulkier (not fatter) appearance. I think it applies to guys and girls
  • Chubbyhulagirl
    Chubbyhulagirl Posts: 374 Member
    According to my man, who prefers "thick" girls, they are naturally curvy girls. The ones with a flat tummy but rounded hips, rounder bigger butt and thighs. Think salma hayek, kim k, beyonce, christina millian. They are thin in the tummy, arms, etc but the butt and thighs are kickin like bruce lee. Lol

    Edit to add my man says sometimes too big is too much and wouldnt be considered thick.
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    ^ yea I agree!
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  • psiren28
    psiren28 Posts: 530 Member
    To be thick here means dumb!

    Yep, in the UK, thick means stupid.
  • Coco_Puff
    Coco_Puff Posts: 823 Member
    I think the term "solid" sounds better. Curvy with muscles and no jiggle! That's what I 'm going for!
  • aprildawn81
    aprildawn81 Posts: 668 Member
    I think the term "solid" sounds better. Curvy with muscles and no jiggle! That's what I 'm going for!

    Me too! But not too much muscle, just toned.
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
    I hate being called thick. I know it's supposed to be a compliment, but I still hate it. It reminds me of a big piece of marbled steak.
  • Thir13en
    Thir13en Posts: 18 Member
    I've always considered myself thick. I'm not heavy, but i'm very curvy, and my thighs/calves (muscle & fat) look really wide. to me.

    my bf tells me otherwise, even though i've always felt that way.
  • DAM_Fine
    DAM_Fine Posts: 1,227 Member
    I've been told that "thick" means yummy! That the person looks healthy, not anorexic, and still has some meat to cover her bones, but not wobbly with fat. My husband always eyes the girls he calls 'thick' and I know its not because he's disgusted with them.
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    I think SOME women hear "thick" and think "fat/chubby" because basically anything without the connotation of skinny/fit/thin means "fat" to a woman it seems. It's a byproduct of our socialization.

    I don't think that "thick" is a bad thing at all--I don't think the men who use it are referring to the person as unattractive either. Quite the opposite actually.
  • La_Amazona
    La_Amazona Posts: 4,855 Member
    The 1st time I heard the term "thick" was when I was 16 and a guy said I was "thick in all the right places". :huh:

    It's just not a pleasant word to hear. I'm not exactly sure what it means.
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
    According to my man, who prefers "thick" girls, they are naturally curvy girls. The ones with a flat tummy but rounded hips, rounder bigger butt and thighs. Think salma hayek, kim k, beyonce, christina millian. They are thin in the tummy, arms, etc but the butt and thighs are kickin like bruce lee. Lol

    Edit to add my man says sometimes too big is too much and wouldnt be considered thick.

    ^ This

    I've been called "thick" because of my thighs. Sometimes I get confused because don't know if I should take it as a compliment or be offended. It's one of those tricky words :/ lol
  • hapoo100
    hapoo100 Posts: 926 Member
    The 1st time I heard the term "thick" was when I was 16 and a guy said I was "thick in all the right places". :huh:

    It's just not a pleasant word to hear. I'm not exactly sure what it means.

    thick for girls and husky for guys doesn't always sound good
  • love4fitnesslove4food_wechange
    love4fitnesslove4food_wechange Posts: 6,897 Member
    from urban dictionary...lol

    Thick

    A woman with a perfect body, filled-in in places that are, by nature, designed to attract the opposite sex, such as the thighs, the hips, the breasts, and the most lovely part of all, the booty.
  • zoedallas
    zoedallas Posts: 116 Member
    When I hear thick - I think stocky. Not many curves - built more like a sturdy tree.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    I'm definitely "thick" lol, broad shouldered, broad hipped. Even at my lowest weight, though I looked good, I was definitely wider (and more hourglassy) than "regular" women. Which is ok with me. Even though I don't like the term "thick," I do appreciate the natural curves I've been blessed with. I have no desire to be the size and shape of what's usually considered fit or normal.
  • anna_love
    anna_love Posts: 177
    My friends always tellls damn girl ur thick !! And I tell them R u calling me fat !? But they tell me no thick means some who has a nice body not to skinny not to fat !!
  • Tywana
    Tywana Posts: 135 Member
    In Queens a thick girl, lady or women is sexy, enjoy:wink:
  • Skeebee
    Skeebee Posts: 740 Member
    According to my man, who prefers "thick" girls, they are naturally curvy girls. The ones with a flat tummy but rounded hips, rounder bigger butt and thighs. Think salma hayek, kim k, beyonce, christina millian. They are thin in the tummy, arms, etc but the butt and thighs are kickin like bruce lee. Lol

    Edit to add my man says sometimes too big is too much and wouldnt be considered thick.

    My husband says the exact same thing. I think J-Lo is a good example also.
  • steffihoney
    steffihoney Posts: 392
    When I hear thick, I think linebacker. Same with built like a brickhouse. Heard it for a loooooong time before I gained weight. My husband prefers amazon. All of which I detest!!!!!

    It's supposed to be a compliment. Not agreeing here. lol I prefer voluptuous or curvy.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Wow, language is a strange thing. I'd be completely insulted to be called thick - it means stupid in my part of the world.
    In the context of weight - I could only guess that it means the opposite of thin and it wouldn't sound like a compliment to me.

    I'd never heard this term until I found MFP, I guess it is one of those US words that we may as well get used to because it will end up here (Australia) sooner or later.
  • MountainMia
    MountainMia Posts: 242 Member
    What a weird word! My hubs uses a few words that drive me nuts, but when it comes to weight, he keeps it really simple. It's either sexy or it's not. Works for me. Even with all my extra weight he appreciates the sex appeal. I've still got it, the goal is to get more of it. The best thing I've noticed on this project is that not all appeal comes from physical attributes, sometimes it's just sexy to be happy and confident that you are doing the right things for your mind and body.
    As far as the word, I would call him on it and say "if by thick you mean hot, yup, I'd do her." That will get his attention. :)
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
    I would absolutely take being called "thick" as a compliment.
  • Mrsmonas
    Mrsmonas Posts: 37 Member
    According to my man, who prefers "thick" girls, they are naturally curvy girls. The ones with a flat tummy but rounded hips, rounder bigger butt and thighs. Think salma hayek, kim k, beyonce, christina millian. They are thin in the tummy, arms, etc but the butt and thighs are kickin like bruce lee. Lol

    Edit to add my man says sometimes too big is too much and wouldnt be considered thick.


    ^^^ This...my husband likes "thick" women.
  • Phoenix1401
    Phoenix1401 Posts: 711 Member
    Thick is good! That means you got a booty back there a nice set of thigh and wonderful breast.
    Your man got something to grab on to!
    A REAL man like meat! Leave the bones to the dogs
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    Thick is good! That means you got a booty back there a nice set of thigh and wonderful breast.
    Your man got something to grab on to!
    A REAL man like meat! Leave the bones to the dogs

    Exactly! Men really do like women in all packages, and there are a lot more men out there that appreciate a woman with softness and a curve or two or three!
  • zoedallas
    zoedallas Posts: 116 Member
    Thick is good! That means you got a booty back there a nice set of thigh and wonderful breast.
    Your man got something to grab on to!
    A REAL man like meat! Leave the bones to the dogs
    Wow. Way to be insulting to thin people. Why is calling someone fat such a horrible thing, but calling someone bony is ok? Does putting others down really make you feel better about yourself?

    A REAL man likes a women who has all those special qualities that makes her a wonderful human being. REAL men love women of all shapes and sizes.
  • JanieJack
    JanieJack Posts: 3,831 Member
    My husband prefers amazon.

    Oh wow... my ex used to call me amazon and it *wasn't* a compliment.
  • gtwin
    gtwin Posts: 290 Member
    I can't stand being called "thick." If so many women didn't misuse this word....I wouldn't hate being called that. I've seen women who are 250+ call themselves "thick," when in actuality....they don't have the flat stomach and the killer waist/hip ratio.
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