Is heavy a pc way of calling someone fat in the US?
Yes, but heavy has a slightly less judgemental sense to it, whereas fat is just...fat.
And no, re: "dumb" - even in the early eighties, my US-obsessed British husband always had this ironic tone whenever he used the word "dumb," like he was saying "Oh look! I'm using a Yank word!" *g*
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Date: 2004-04-06 04:28 pm (UTC)Yes, but heavy has a slightly less judgemental sense to it, whereas fat is just...fat.
And no, re: "dumb" - even in the early eighties, my US-obsessed British husband always had this ironic tone whenever he used the word "dumb," like he was saying "Oh look! I'm using a Yank word!" *g*