For some reason, people really seem to struggle with the meaning of "curvy."
There's this "definition" folks like to cite when they're putting others down.
Yep, people get reeeal authoritative about it. Beyoncé gets dragged into it a lot.
And she is curvy, so that makes sense.
As is the case with many descriptors, however, there's more than one true example of "curvy".
As a public service, BuzzFeed Life has consulted several actual dictionaries (which show "curvy" as the adjective form of "curve") and compiled a helpful guide of what curvy really looks like.
See this woman? She's curvy.
Also curvy.
Wait for it...yep, still curvy.
Curvy.
Daaaamn girl, nice fitting that definition!
Oo-wee! You too, you absolutely curvy being.
Just like this winding road.
Curvy.
Just like this woman.
And this chandelier.
No way. How can all this curvy be possible?!
Curvy.
Curvy.
Curvy.
Metacurvy.
Curvy.
Just like this bike is.
Twice the curvy.
Just like these foreboding lamps.
Curvy.
Are you seriously not seeing these curves? They're backlit, for goodness' sake.
Curvy.
Go on, take a guess.
The answer is: Curvy.
Just like this underutilized patio set.
Curvy.
Just like this feat of architecture.
Curvy.
Or this one.
Curvy.
Curvy.
Curvy.
CuUuUurvy.
The simple fact is, the definition of "curvy" so often used as a weapon doesn't actually exist. So while there are valid reasons for people not to identify themselves as such, they're the ones who get to decide. After all, no one else has more authority.