as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly
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Recent Examples of beer belly
There's a Chicken Dance Off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, sausage toss and stein hoist competitions Saturday, and a goetta ball eating contest and beer belly competition Sunday.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Speaking of Robotnik, Jim Carrey is back, now with a beer belly and an overall Gru-like disposition.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
As stated earlier, beer bellies are a buildup of visceral fat.
—Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Funny Fanny Pack Is this a post-dinner tummy, beer belly, or just Dad's natural look?
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
This fanny pack changes the definition of beer belly, because a can of beer can literally fit inside of it.
—Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who’d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2022
In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2024
Speaking of Robotnik, Jim Carrey is back, now with a beer belly and an overall Gru-like disposition.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
As stated earlier, beer bellies are a buildup of visceral fat.
—Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
Funny Fanny Pack Is this a post-dinner tummy, beer belly, or just Dad's natural look?
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2022
This fanny pack changes the definition of beer belly, because a can of beer can literally fit inside of it.
—Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
In mountain biking, some of these riders were total sleepers, middle-aged guys with a beer belly who’d show up for the group ride and suffer up the climb.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2022
In the five-minute video, also featuring Future and Young Thug, Drake dances as a retro workout trainer, sports a beer belly and even pays tribute to Michael Jackson, Rambo and other cultural icons.
—Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021
Your neighbor with a beer belly and a comb-over who drives a beat-up Honda Civic might just be 007 laying low.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beer belly
Noun
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And men would come down to the set just to stare at my belly.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yes, Eve does have a fire in her belly about the fate of Three Rock moving into this season.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The painting is of a woman, neither young nor old, in a bay window.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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The living room has bay windows overlooking the treescape of Eighth Avenue and a decorative fireplace with a grand wooden mantle — a keeper.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every time the Wild got hemmed in their zone, Gustavsson swallowed the puck in his stomach or against the Wild crest on his chest and let his teammates get a breather and line change.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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While no one mentions a diagnosis out loud, Linda’s daughter appears to be suffering from ARFID, and her refusal to eat has been persistent enough to require a stomach tube and nightly infusions of nutrients by way of a feeding pump.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wegovy is prescribed for weight loss and adults with obesity and heart disease, while Ozempic is prescribed for Type 2 diabetes.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The retraction was expected by many nutrition experts, who have long questioned claims that this kind of vinegar could remedy ills including obesity, diabetes, and even cancer.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Beer belly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer%20belly. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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