beer bellies

Definition of beer belliesnext
plural of beer belly
as in obesities
an enlarged or bulging abdomen a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly

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Noun
  • All of the sustainability efforts collectively yield fewer emissions and less waste, while having more full bellies.
    Megan Shinn, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The teacher cued us onto our bellies for a backbend sequence.
    Allegra Givens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While working families struggle, our city’s ultra-wealthy and biggest corporations are enjoying record profits and tax breaks.
    Diana Moreno, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The survey shows a war inside big corporations as that rewiring is resisted at all levels.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The aquamarine color scheme continues here, and there’s a cozy breakfast nook in the corner surrounded by bay windows.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Photos and video taken at the scene showed heavy flames shooting out of bay windows on the upper floors.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Total gastrectomies had been performed before, in patients whose stomachs were already ridden with tumors—but never routinely in healthy people who did not have cancer and may ultimately never have cancer at all.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Until then, his family have to cope with the uncertainty, with the knot of horror a constant presence in their stomachs.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Beer bellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer%20bellies. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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