To hate the word 'bubbly' as a descripton of demeanour/behaviour?

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This adjective grates on me - it is ALWAYS used to describe women - usually young women - have you EVER heard it in relation to a man.

It also, in some circumstances can have slight connotations of immaturity.

I've been described a bubbly. Can I add 'dim'? I always felt people thought I wasnt very intelligent when they called me bubbly. I'm overweight too though.

I am often described as bubbly and feisty- always by men .

Men are assertive, women are fat and stroppy, I get it.

I used the phrase 'you look well' as a conversation filler, literally nothing else once and someone else in the group asked 'does this mean fat??'

I once purposely told one of my school governors that he was a 'feisty little thing'.

His face was a mixture of and

Then I pointed out that he had used the exact same words to describe a female teacher, a few weeks before.

I think I made my point rather well and to be fair, he couldn't help but agree it was an ill thought out description

"You look well" means "you look fat" only when it is accompanied by the person looking you up and down as they say it.

"You look well!" Said with a big smile and eye contact means "you look well".

I'm quite plumptious and I was described as 'jolly' once.
I'd gone into a recruitment agency and this woman immediately started fluttering on about the perfect job for me, which it quickly became apparent was a very junior administrative post which could have been fulfilled by a monkey. I pointed out that I was probably a bit overqualified and perhaps she should take a quick look at my CV, upon which she exclaimed "Oh it's just you look like such a nice JOLLY sort of person, I thought it might suit you"
What a fucking bellend.

Worra - haha I love it!!!

Fuck I have been called bubbly

They just meant 'fat'

Nice to see that a lot of you are on the same page as me in your feelings, I was fully expecting to be told IWBU and to 'lighten up'!!

It doesn't always mean fat, especially if the person being described as bubbly isn't actually fat.

But it is often used to describe outgoing women who are actually fat, if that makes sense?

For example (as a PP said) Barbara Windsor is often described as bubbly and she's not fat at all.

So perhaps it also means 'small, blonde and mouthy'

I have only ever been told I look well when I've gained weight.

I had a thread running to several pages about "Bonny" though ...

I've been called formidable before. I liked that.

Sassy is another word which is only used to describe women or gay men, imo

Before this thread I never knew bubbly = fat, in anyone's mind.
The most bubbly person I know is tiny, very petite.

Lisa Riley on Strictly was repeatedly described as bubbly. That's exactly the sort of woman I think it describes. Always sort of opened mouthed and "I'm mad me, aren't I?!!!"

Worra that's ace

I don't think it always means fat

When job searching for admin/secretarial positions when I was younger I was often told they are looking for someone with a bubbly personality

I am chubby now and have never been described as bubbly when slim or overweight

Bubbly = Brainless halfwit.

A former colleague described herself as such and she was.

I get described as ' a breath of fresh air ' a lot - what the hell is that then ! ?

Ha! 'Bubbly'.....

Years ago I worked in a small Cornish supermarket, and a lady came in who frequently holidayed here. She was well-known to all the staff and she apparently worked as a fashion stylist for The Times. I once asked her if she had ever met Liz Jones (DM columnist) & if she was as unpleasant in real life as she often comes across in her You magazine articles.

She replied no, not at all, that she is in fact 'lovely and bubbly, a bit like you'.

This was the only time in my entire life I was referred to as 'bubbly', and (I may be wrong, of course) I suspect Liz doesn't get 'accused' of it terribly often, either....

I truly believe that anyone who takes "you look well" as a remark about their weight, is simply paranoid though.
depends, I think it might be a generational thing, because my MIL used to mean "you look pregnant" when she said it.

As soon as I'm told some one is "bubbly" or, even worse, "has a big personality" I want to avoid them because they're bound to be irritating beyond belief.

Yes, 'bubbly' to me means female, extrovert, plump, and probably blonde.

I hated seeing it as a desired characteristic in job descriptions, since I'm more the quiet, serious type. Nobody expects a man to be 'bubbly' to work in an office.

I always thought it was code for fat, but when I said that to colleagues recently they all looked really confused.

Oh me too. Oh I do hate it so. That and "vivacious" as descriptors, usually for blonde girls.

I've never thought of it as being fat.