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Dutch
Etymology
From vol (“full”) + slank (“slender”), calque of German vollschlank.
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Adjective
volslank (comparative volslanker, superlative volslankst)
- slender and curvaceous
- (by extension, ironic, play on words) well-rounded, well-fed, as euphemism for chubby or fat
- Rubens' volslanke figuren etaleren de Vlaamse weelde in een vaak hongerig Europa
- Rubens's well-rounded figures display Flemish wealth in an often hungry Europe
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