as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly
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There's a Chicken Dance Off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, sausage toss and stein hoist competitions Saturday, and a goetta ball eating contest and beer belly competition Sunday.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
As stated earlier, beer bellies are a buildup of visceral fat.
—Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Beer consumption and the 'beer belly': scientific basis or common belief?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2014
This fanny pack changes the definition of beer belly, because a can of beer can literally fit inside of it.
—Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who’d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2022
In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
As stated earlier, beer bellies are a buildup of visceral fat.
—Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Beer consumption and the 'beer belly': scientific basis or common belief?
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2014
This fanny pack changes the definition of beer belly, because a can of beer can literally fit inside of it.
—Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who’d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2022
In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
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