[3] The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the fat acceptance movement.
[4] 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.
[5] The acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman.
[7] Dimensions Magazine considers a woman over 350 pounds (160 kg) to be an SSBBW.
Women who are attracted to BHMs are called "Female Fat Admirers" (FFA).