beer belly

noun

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

beer belly

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• beer-bellied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer belly¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Related Words

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