Does anyone find the term ‘a nubile young women’ complimentary??

[Jamfirstest]

Go on just post yes or no if you like. It’s about Dr Hannah Fry obviously. I am compelled to argue with men in a futile way but I’m pretty sure women/anyone hate this term anyway.

Ah! After I posted I did start to vaguely remember that it had been used as a sickly nudge-nudge term for massive norks but I hadn't remembered that it was a literary horriblism. All the more reason to hate nubile, even if they strictly have nothing to do with each other.

EDITED TO ADD: Your use in this context of 'conflate' is naturally making me think of 'inflate'. <takes bicycle pump to my tiny breasts>

Awful phrase.

I've always thought 'nubile' meant something like 'slim and flexible'. I probably took that meaning from context in a book when I was 13 and it stuck. I've now looked the word up and been educated! Assuming, you know it's meaning and use it, it's definitely 'giving nonce' unless said by a 15yo boy.

Interesting also that the phrase 'nubile young woman' is used as 'nubile' only refers to young women (sexually attractive, sexually ready for marriage). It's impossible to a nubile, middle aged woman! The double use of 'young' just emphasises the perv.

Probably used by creepy old men who say panties bleugh!

I don’t think it was their breasts that were being “admired” though it’s a long time since I read it. I thought it was their “pumping” action. (Gross, I absolutely can’t go back and reread it now.)

I look like a wrinkly potato but plenty of middle aged women are still sexually attractive

It's sweaty and horrible, clearly.

Nubile is a porn category, so we know where he got it from!

PP isn't suggesting they aren't - just that the word nubile specifically means being both young and sexually attractive.

That’s what I thought it meant too! I don’t think I want to google it now though 🤢

Childish response, but ewww.

🤢

Grim.

I know it's totally not the point, but the replies on this thread are fabulous.

They make me so happy to be a woman amongst other women who are so brilliant, sharp, clever and funny..

Horrible

No, it always sounds pervy.

Revolting. It means youthful and sexy and is used just to describe young, attractive women by old pervs. I wonder how they would feel if women started talking about nubile young men 🤢

I read your title and I made a “blurgh” noise. But the other witty responses here have made me smile!

It does have sleazy connotations these days. I don't think a decent man would describe a young woman in that way in 2025.

I last heard that term in the 70s when I asked a doctor to prescribe the pill. Made my stomach turn, still does

Grim and ew.

It's a bit brave new world ...
Although they may have used the word pneumatic.

No it's horrible.

Nailed it. I need say no more