bellyful
Americannoun
PLURAL
bellyfulsnoun
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as much as one wants or can eat
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slang more than one can tolerate
Etymology
Origin of bellyful
Example Sentences
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There’s also the matter of a giant catfish that carries a bellyful of biblical implications.
From Los Angeles Times
As Celtic lifted the trophy, most Rangers fans had already exited, presumably having had a bellyful of disappointment for one day.
From BBC
The apex of that transformation arrived with the N.F.L. planting this year’s event in Las Vegas, where the prevailing ethos might well be that a bellyful of anything is barely enough.
From New York Times
With a powerful radar that rotates six times every minute on the fuselage and a bellyful of surveillance gear, the plane can spot missile launches, airborne bombing runs and other military activity in the conflict.
From Seattle Times
Williams — who said she endured a week of “misery, sadness, and bellyfuls of antibiotics and steroids” during her illness — previously defended the band’s decision to postpone shows in San Francisco, Seattle and Oregon last month.
From Los Angeles Times
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