beer belly

beer bel·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beer bel-ee]
- /bɪər ˈbɛl i/
- /bɪə(r) ˈbel.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beer bel-ee]
- /bɪər ˈbɛl i/

Definitions of beer belly words

countable noun beer belly If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer. 3
noun beer belly a protruding belly caused by excessive beer drinking 3
noun beer belly a protuberant belly from or as if from drinking large quantities of beer; potbelly; paunch. 1
noun beer belly fat stomach from excessive beer-drinking 1
noun beer belly Excess fat stored in the abdomen attributed to the consumption of beer. 0

See all 5 definitions of beer belly

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Origin of beer belly

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Beer belly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Beer belly

beer belly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for beer belly

noun beer belly

tank — to put or store in a tank.
abdomen — Your abdomen is the part of your body below your chest where your stomach and intestines are.
insides — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
tummy — stomach: The baby had a pain in his tummy.
gut — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.

All 19 Synonyms of beer belly