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beer belly

American  

noun

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


beer belly British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of beer belly

First recorded in 1915–20

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It happened on the woodland walk area of the attraction, with the man described as white, 40-50 years of age and having a "slight beer belly".

From BBC Jul. 4, 2022

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

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

From Slate Jan. 11, 2021

He was mostly skinny, which made his enormous beer belly even more alarming.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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