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see also Handsome (Male)

In the 1970s, the influence of second-wave feminism in the lesbian community meant that gay women were thinking critically about the objectification of women, and consequently, were careful not to objectify one another. More recently, third-wave feminism and queer theory, both highly focussed on the linguistic power of “taking back” words, have become more influential, and many lesbian-specific and reappropriated terms are coming into use.

Against the law, all that, alluring, approachable, attractive, awesome, babelicious, beautiful, beddable, bedroom eyes (has), bedworthy, best-built, bitcher, bitchin’, bitching, blazing, bodacious, boobalicious, built, built for comfort, busty, buxom, choice, cute, curvy, dishy, doable, doe-like, doll, dreamy, drooly, easy on the eyes, enticing, Eve-like, eye candy, fetching, fine, finie, fit, fly, foxy, fuckable, georgeous, ginchy, glam, gnarly, handsome, has bedroom eyes, has pulling power, has sex appeal, haveable, heartbreakin’, hot, hotcha, hugsome, hunky, looks like a million bucks, mobile, neat, Nice Lady, oochie, oomphy, oughta be a law, pretty, punchable, purty, radiant, red hot, right on time, rompworthy, sexational, sexy, shaggable, sizzlin’, smashing, smokin’, snappy, snazzy, stacked, stacks up nice, statuesque, stunning, such a mona, sweet,table grade, tasty, tight, to-die-for, twisty

Stacked: the recent theorizing of femme as an independent gender expression has lead to a resurgence of many pulpy adjectives, i.e.: glam, foxy, lovely.

Buxom: fat activists like Nomy Lamm and Beth Ditto challenge the sizist leanings of the queer community by presenting sexually confident personas and choosing to celebrate their curves when they describe themselves. Also: buxom, curvy, busty.

VGL: very good looking

Balls: see Testicles