well-padded

English

well -padded (comparative more well-padded, superlative most well-padded)

(euphemistic, of a person) Fat, corpulent, pudgy.
- 1921, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, The Sisters-In-Law, ch. 2:
  But the majority of its members were very much alive and still well-padded; and, far from being on a pale diet, were deeply appreciative of the famous culinary resources of the chef, and showed it.
- 1986, Mimi Sheraton, "In the Gulf: a Robust Cuisine," Time, 13 April:
  A graduate of the University of Houston's Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, the well-padded Raulston, nicknamed Fat Cook by the rigs' crews, makes these changes subtly and slowly.
(idiomatic, of a person) Wealthy, well-to-do.
- 1997, Richard Lacayo et al., "Is Al Gore Too Good at Passing the Hat?," Time, 3 March:
  It was the fall of 1995, and the Democratic National Committee had a problem. Faced with the cost of its massive early media strategy, it needed a quick $1 million or so. A senior White House official had a solution: get the President to call some well-padded contributors.