middle-age spread

American  

[mid-l-eyj] / ˈmɪd lˌeɪdʒ /

noun

1. an increase in bulk, especially in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body's decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently.

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middle-age spread British  

noun

1. the fat that appears round many people's waist during middle age

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Etymology

Origin of middle-age spread

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

A cartoon on the front of the shows a man at breakfast, reading a story that urges him to "eat more butter" and telling his wife that "middle-age spread is good for you".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2013

In recent years, though, Pan Am has been overtaken by symptoms of middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1957, for example, Fawcett paid $100,000 for rights to James Gould Cozzens' novel of emotional middle-age spread, By Love Possessed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lands' End wins friends by populating its catalog with real people, complete with wrinkles and middle-age spread.

From Time Magazine Archive

Doctors at Tokyo's First National Hospital have discovered one way to prevent middle-age spread: jungle living.

From Time Magazine Archive