beer belly

American  

noun

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

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beer belly British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• beer-bellied
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of beer belly

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

beer belly

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

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2021

“I had this belly, this beer belly you might call it, sticking out here, and that just went away, just real quick,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2015

Bale threw Russell for a loop, too, when the actor showed up for the first day of shooting with what cannot accurately be described as a beer belly — it’s more like a whole brewery.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2013

In “The Night Alive,” directed by Mr. McPherson, Mr. Hinds has been reduced to baggy undershorts and remainder-bin T-shirts that strain against his beer belly.

From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2013

“I must be mad. He has a beer belly and Dracula teeth and a wife and children and he’s old.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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