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
But the UFC is not some tough-man contest with beer-bellied amateurs fighting for meal money.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2012
“I never wanted to be a jarhead or Seal or Ranger or Delta Force or Batman or anything else that the local beer-bellied wannabes claimed they were gonna be when they grew up,” he declares.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2010
In Baltimore the unofficial Oriole mascot, beer-bellied Cabdriver Wild Bill Hagy, ceremoniously tossed his cooler off the upper deck in protest.
From Time Magazine Archive
