beer-bellied

adjective

Definition of beer-belliednext
as in plump
having a large protruding abdomen at the reunion, former players of the championship baseball squad gathered for a group photo in all their gray-haired and beer-bellied glory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beer-bellied
  1. plump
  2. potbellied
  3. paunchy
  4. fat
Adjective
  • Find it on Amazon Moira Glow Getter Hydrating Lip Oil Leaves Lips Juicy Give your friend a gift that leaves their lips plump and juicy.
    Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Hence why your skin may be plump and hydrated in the summer humidity, but dry as a bone come winter.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • Perun summoned a potbellied officer from the T.D.F. brigade to the operations center.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops?
    Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Definition of potbellied
Adjective
  • Lean and lethally witty Adam Godley plays middle son Mayer, the perfect counterpoint to Beale’s paunchy patriarch.
    Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Colin Farrell looks less like himself than ever in The Lobster, a movie in which the attractive leading man is transformed into a schlubby, paunchy character sporting a big mustache and corrective lenses.
    Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of paunchy
Adjective
  • The most noticeable differences are sweetness, smokiness, and fat content, notes Shore.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
  • However, muscles are vital in regulating blood sugar and fat levels and need movement to do that job properly.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of fat
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beer and skittles

beer-bellied

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