well-endowed

[Jonathan Lighter]

_Playboy_ was using this in the '60s.  They say.

A Hefnerian synonym was "bountiful."  They say.

JL

"Dennis R. Preston" <preston at MSU.EDU> wrote:
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Sender: American Dialect Society
Poster: "Dennis R. Preston"

Subject: Re: well-endowed
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A student asked me the other day when the phrase=20
"well-endowed" took on its current anatomical=20
meaning and began referring only occasionally to=20
gifts providing abundant financial resources. Of=20
course, I did not know.
One on-line dictionary shows the financial sense=20
has indeed slipped to third place (below, and=20
this is also the line-up in the AHD). Another had=20
only the reference to female anatomy and no=20
mention of males or money.

well-en=B7dowed (wln-doud)
adj.
1. Having large breasts.
2. Having large genitals. Used of a male.
3. Having a large endowment or amount of money.

dInIs
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages
A-740 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-3099
=46ax: (517) 432-2736
preston at msu.edu


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