beer-bellied

as in plump
having a large protruding abdomen at the reunion, former players of the championship baseball squad gathered for a group photo in all their gray-haired and beer-bellied glory

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Adjective
  • After the treatment, skin was visibly more plump, smooth, hydrated and radiant.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Its hero ingredients include niacinamide (a.k.a. vitamin B3), known for minimizing pores and reducing fine lines, along with Premium Elastin from France, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, all of which moisturize and plump skin for a more youthful, glowy appearance.
    Melony Forcier, People.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • That’s not to say that the potbellied courthouse stooges of Norfolk County can’t rig the case.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
  • Perun summoned a potbellied officer from the T.D.F. brigade to the operations center.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Harbor's enjoyably over-the-top Red Guardian continues to be a paunchy steal-stealer, Pullman scores a nice MCU debut as a complex mystery man, and Louis-Dreyfus reigns as a deliciously snarky antagonist.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • From the faded velvet booths, Instagram-happy tourists sidle up against paunchy men wearing trousers the same hue as their salmon terrine.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Before the era of inflation and taxes, stocks were a specialists’ forte of no interest to the broad population getting fat and happy on the bounty of the industrial revolution.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Estrogen also helps regulate blood sugar by supporting insulin production, improving insulin sensitivity, and reducing fat storage and inflammation.
    Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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“Beer-bellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer-bellied. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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