vital statistics
Definition
1. The female body measurements around the bust, waist and hips, supposedly relating to sexuality. The winner of the first Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City in 1921 was sixteen-year-old Margaret Gorman; her measurements were 30-25-32.SYNONYMS: figure; measurements; shapeliness.
QUOTES:
(1) Tira (Mae West) in I'm No Angel (1933): ' One figure can sometimes add up to a lot.'
(2) Mae West in I'm No Angel (1933): ' A figure with curves always offers a lot of interesting angles.'
(3) Lola Brewster (Kim Novak) to Marina Rudd (Elizabeth Taylor) in The Mirror Crack'd (1980): ' I'm so glad to see you. Not only have you kept your gorgeous figure but you added so much to it.'
(4) James Bond (Roger Moore) and a shapely woman in Octopussy (1983):
-- Woman: ' You have a very good memory for faces.'
-- James Bond: ' And figures.'
(5) Chrissy (Rita Wilson) and Roberta (Rosie O'Donnell) looking at the magazine cover featuring Teeny Terrell (Melanie Griffith) in Now and Then (1995):
-- Chrissy: ' Now what is it that she has that gets people so excited? '
-- Roberta: ' Long legs, a tiny waist and perky breasts.'
(6) Clayboy (James MacArthur) and Claris (Mimsy Farmer) in Spencer's Mountain (1963):
-- Clayboy: ' Well, you've grown.'
-- Claris: ' 34-22-34.'
-- Clayboy: ' What does that stand for? '
-- Claris: ' What you're gawking at.'
2. More rarely, female and gay usage for the size of a man's penis.