Definition of beer belly
: a large, fat, protruding belly regarded as the result of a long habit of drinking large amounts of beer
- … a large, unkempt man whose florid polyester shirt clings sensuously to his cumbersome beer belly.
- —Robert Cantwell
- It is fat, or adipose tissue, that gives us our beer bellies and our love handles, our man boobs and our muffin tops.
- —Jo Whelan
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beer-bellied
play \ˈbir-ˌbe-lēd\ adjective-
- Beer-bellied, snaggletoothed, foul-mouthed …, he seemed every inch the cockney thug …
- —Hamish Bowles
