Pear-shaped is a
metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a
pear, i.e. tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom.The oldest usage from the
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the most literal, a
1731 reference in a gardening dictionary comparing the shape of the fruit of the
cashew, or
avocado to that of a pear. The comparison is less literal when the term is applied to people, where it means wide at the
hips, a use that goes back to at least
1815, and one that can have either positive connotations (as in
Venus figurines) or negative, depending upon the context.
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