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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The first known use of beer belly was in 1829
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