beer belly
noun
a protuberant belly from or as if from drinking large quantities of beer; potbelly; paunch.
beer-bellied
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a word derived from
beer belly.
Example Sentences
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Roland Schitt The beer-bellied, bemulleted mayor of Schitt’s Creek, Roland – expertly played by Chris Elliott – is a constant thorn in Johnny Rose’s side.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2020
He was about 6ft tall, beer-bellied, and wearing shorts and a yellow T-shirt with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” printed above a rattlesnake.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2016
At the same time, shuffling cheerfully along the ballpark’s concrete concourse, between packs of giddy Little Leaguers and a beer-bellied Mr. Met look-alike, Bill Sinclair, Perth baseball’s elder statesman, surveyed the scene.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2016
But the UFC is not some tough-man contest with beer-bellied amateurs fighting for meal money.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2012
Hornbeck's Dolf Beeler, "a burly, beer-bellied foreman," enters Bud Bullard's Millville hardware store for a can of paint remover.
From Time Magazine Archive
