My sister has a bit of a question.
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conulyShe's trying to track the origin of the term "BBW", or "Big Beautiful Woman". The earliest citation Wikipedia gives is the eponymous magazine in 1979, but frankly the evidence there is a little scanty. Jenn is certain it must have originated earlier, probably in porn.
I think the odds of getting conclusive evidence without a full-on trawl of IRL documents is slim to none, but does anybody have a verifiable citation prior to 1979? Personal anecdotes that are dated to sometime before the 1970s are helpful too, but only if you are certain that you're not muddying the timeline, as people are wont to do.
Alternatively, if you can recommend a reliable amateur lexicocographer to do the legwork, one who is active as of now, that'd be useful too.
I think the odds of getting conclusive evidence without a full-on trawl of IRL documents is slim to none, but does anybody have a verifiable citation prior to 1979? Personal anecdotes that are dated to sometime before the 1970s are helpful too, but only if you are certain that you're not muddying the timeline, as people are wont to do.
Alternatively, if you can recommend a reliable amateur lexicocographer to do the legwork, one who is active as of now, that'd be useful too.
