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
  • That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • Amazon shoppers say the $22 Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi-Balm leaves their skin hydrated and plump.
    Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • An inquisition of potbellied priests stood at the side of the road.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Early on, Don Cheadle has a droll cameo as a potbellied motivational speaker with long dreds who’s really a pyramid-scam hustler, and the point is: This is what the money culture has come to — scams for suckers.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.
    Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There isn’t much room in this palette for public pools or paunchy, suburban retirees.
    Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Their effect has been dramatic with drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) causing users to lose up to 15 percent of their body fat on average.
    Nadine Wehida, Scientific American, 25 June 2026
  • The closest the visually drab movie comes to excitement is the introduction of an amusing if underused Jason Momoa as Lobo, an immortal bounty hunter who looks like a heavy-metal god (or maybe a lost member of Kiss), chomping on a fat cigar and roaring around on his flying motorcycle.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
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“Beer-bellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer-bellied. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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