Etymology

Hartman Hips

Today it means: Extremely wide hips, especially on a female cartoon character. Full definition →

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Coined by TV Tropes in 2008. Named after animator Butch Hartman, who frequently drew women with exaggerated proportions in cartoons such as The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom.

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