beer belly
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of beer belly
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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"I do have a bit of a beer belly, but that's not by drinking beer. I've been on one of the medications, which is a steroid," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2023
Just last week, he mocked Bill Gates’s beer belly after the Microsoft co-founder was said to have bet against Tesla’s stock price.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022
Not that Miller has a paunch or beer belly, mind you.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
The subtext, we guess, is don’t ever judge: Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low.
From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2021
A policeman with a beer belly helped me get John into the patrol car—roller skates and all.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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