belly buster
noun
variants: or
belly–buster
less commonlybelly bust
Definition of belly buster
belly busters
orbelly–busters
alsobelly busts
US, informal
: belly flop 1 On these dives, it was all or nothing. There could be no half-hearted commitment, because the slightest hesitation usually produced a stinging belly-buster. — Zig Ziglar, Steps to the Top, 1985
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