There’s something about breasts that strike a chord with many people, male and female alike. They come in all shapes and sizes and have a multitude of names. Breasts, Boobs, Tits, Bangers, Mammaries, Baps, Knockers, Puppies, Jugs, Bosoms, Charlies, Rack and Globes. In fact, according to an article in Cosmopolitan in September 2021, there are at least 99 different words for breasts. According to one Australian website, there are 300 alternative words for breasts!

The word ‘Boobies’ has been used for at least 160 years. As far back as the 1500’s they were called ‘Paps’ and in the 1600’s came other names such as globes, apples and lily white balls. In around 1680, one of the most used slang words ‘bubby’ came into use. Some say that it comes from the Latin word ‘bibere’ which means to drink. By the 1800’s the word had morphed into ‘booby’ which later became Boob.

Interestingly when slang terms were first being used, they were almost always used in an offensive or blasphemous way and not really considered sexual.

What is clear, is that the interest in breasts is huge and with such a variety, it’s hardly surprising that there are so many different, individual preferences.

Small Breasts

There are a number of reasons men like small breasts. They can appear more natural to the eye and perhaps even make the owner seem to be younger looking. If they are small enough not to produce a cleavage, they may even be less intimidating for some.

The Cleavage

For some the cleavage is the pinnacle of sexiness. It’s a place to get lost in, a place of wonder and in some cases envy. An invite into a forbidden world, where only those exclusively invited get to visit. Clothing, or more specifically bras are the main producers of the cleavage.

It is however a fairly recent word to be introduced into the words that describe a part of the breasts. The word was first used in the early 19^th century in geology and mineralogy and used to mean the tendency of minerals and crystals to split along definite planes. By the mid 19^th century it was generally used to describe a splitting along a line of division into 2 or more parts.

Perhaps the most famous cleavage of all appeared in 1994. Who can forget the traffic stopping ‘Hello Boys’ billboard for Wonderbra, with the gorgeous Czech model Eva Herzigova? It’s been voted the most iconic advert of all time!

Globe Breasts

There are few women who can boast of having natural globe shaped breasts. Some of the more curvaceous amongst us ladies have amazingly pert boobs, even when they exceed the C cup. They are extremely lucky, despite having those pounds to carry around. Their voluptuous figures are in tune with having larger breasts and hips, together with a cinched in waist.

Large Breasts

A few women are extremely large breasted by natural creation but in the main, those with enormous boobs are more often than not, fake. One of the ways to tell if they are enhanced is to see whether the persons overall shape matches their large breasts. If they look very top heavy, they are probably fake.

Annie Hawkins-Turner holds the record for having the largest natural breasts in the world. They measure a staggering 102 ZZZ! Her bra size is a 52L and each breast purports to weigh around 56 pounds.

The first breast augmentation was performed in 1895 by Dr Vincenz Czerny, in Germany. It was actually a reconstruction for an Opera singer who had a tumour removed from her left breast and found it difficult to deal with her resulting appearance.

Silicone implants are more recent and the first recorded cosmetic procedure was in 1962 when Timmie Jean Lindsey went from a B cup to a C cup.

Many men (and women) like big breasts. Whether that’s due to a maternal instinct or just being overwhelmed by the sheer size is hard to say. The same amount will probably find very large boobs off-putting and intimidating.

One pair of breasts that had huge numbers of followers belonged to Marilyn Monroe. The film maker Billy Wilder described her bosom as, ‘a miracle of shape, density and an apparent lack of gravity’.

Whatever your taste and however you like them, there are so many different styles, sizes and types, it would take forever to describe them all. So instead let’s celebrate their beauty and uniqueness.