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zaf⋅tig

  [zahf-tik, -tig]
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–adjective Slang.
1. (of a woman) having a pleasantly plump figure.
2. full-bodied; well-proportioned.
Also, zoftig.

Origin:
1935–40; < Yiddish zaftik lit., juicy, succulent; cf. MHG saftec, deriv. of saf(t), OHG saf (G Saft) sap 1 , juice
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zaf·tig or zof·tig   (zäf'tĭk, -tĭg)   
adj.  
  1. Full-bosomed.
  2. Having a full, shapely figure.

[Yiddish zaftik, juicy, from Middle High German saftec, from saft, juice, from Old High German saf.]
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zaftig 
"alluringly plump, curvaceous, buxom," 1937, from Yiddish zaftik, lit. "juicy," from zaft "juice," from M.H.G. saft "juice" (see sap (n.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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