beer belly

American  

noun

1. a protuberant belly from or as if from drinking large quantities of beer; potbelly; paunch.

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beer belly British  

noun

1. Also called: beer gut.  informal a protruding belly caused by excessive beer drinking

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Other Word Forms

• beer-bellied
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of beer belly

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

It’s very, very easy to succumb to the funny memes—the Axe body spray, beer belly putsch.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2021

“I had this belly, this beer belly you might call it, sticking out here, and that just went away, just real quick,” he said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2015

Bale threw Russell for a loop, too, when the actor showed up for the first day of shooting with what cannot accurately be described as a beer belly — it’s more like a whole brewery.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2013

In “The Night Alive,” directed by Mr. McPherson, Mr. Hinds has been reduced to baggy undershorts and remainder-bin T-shirts that strain against his beer belly.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2013

“I must be mad. He has a beer belly and Dracula teeth and a wife and children and he’s old.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Related Words

• abdomen
• gut
• insides
• pelvis
• tank
• tummy