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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Callipygian may NOT be a compliment #17242 01/28/2001 7:05 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC >Surely in private that would be a compliment, I think you will find that callipygian is a medical-genetic term in the main. It refers to the genetic tendency of certain African peoples to have ( almost always in the females) very large butts. And I DO mean large. Hips might easily measure 60 or more inches in circumference. One woman I knew in DC who was built this way had hips that exceeded 80 inches. For you metric folks, that's TWO meters!!! TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted what's the use? tsuwm 01/26/2001 11:59 PM Re: what's the use? nikeblack 01/27/2001 12:18 AM Re: what's the use? belMarduk 01/27/2001 2:15 AM Re: what's the use? Solamente, Doug. 01/27/2001 1:15 PM Re: what's the use? Avy 01/28/2001 1:06 AM Callipygian Capital Kiwi 01/28/2001 7:29 AM Re: Callipygian wwh 01/28/2001 4:15 PM Re: Callipygian wow 01/28/2001 4:30 PM Callipygian may NOT be a compliment TEd Remington 01/28/2001 7:05 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment tsuwm 01/28/2001 7:42 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment Marianna 01/29/2001 10:09 AM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment TEd Remington 01/29/2001 1:15 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment TEd Remington 01/29/2001 1:11 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment Jackie 01/29/2001 4:41 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment tsuwm 01/29/2001 5:59 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment of troy 01/29/2001 6:11 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment Max Quordlepleen 01/29/2001 6:03 PM Re: Callipygian MAY be a compliment maverick 01/29/2001 6:10 PM how to pronounce Siobhan Hyla 01/29/2001 6:14 PM Re: how to pronounce Siobhan Marianna 01/29/2001 6:51 PM Re: how to pronounce Siobhan of troy 01/29/2001 7:07 PM Re: Callipygian wsieber 01/30/2001 6:45 AM Re: Callipygian Capital Kiwi 01/31/2001 9:47 AM Re: what's the use? Rapunzel 01/27/2001 4:00 PM Re: what's the use? wwh 01/27/2001 4:08 PM Re: what's the use? Jackie 01/27/2001 4:57 PM Re: what's the use? Rapunzel 01/27/2001 5:01 PM Re: what's the use? wwh 01/27/2001 7:29 PM Re: what's the use? wow 01/27/2001 8:17 PM Re: what's the use? Jackie 01/27/2001 8:14 PM Re: what's the use? tsuwm 01/27/2001 8:51 PM Re: what's the use? wow 01/27/2001 8:58 PM Re: what's the use? wwh 01/27/2001 8:59 PM Oh dear Rapunzel 01/27/2001 9:05 PM Re: Oh dear tsuwm 01/27/2001 9:15 PM Re: Fowles tsuwm 01/27/2001 9:35 PM Re: Fowles jmh 01/29/2001 8:25 AM Re: inspiring writers ladymoon 01/27/2001 9:07 PM Re: what's the use? Hyla 01/29/2001 4:14 PM Re: Gene Wolfe tsuwm 01/29/2001 7:10 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,337 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,178 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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