beer belly

noun

1. a protuberant belly from or as if from drinking large quantities of beer; potbelly; paunch.

beer belly

noun

1. informal.
   a protruding belly caused by excessive beer drinking Also calledbeer gut

Other Words From

• beer-bellied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer belly¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Shanahan said Bosa would have to show up with a “beer belly” and “be out of shape” not to play the season opener at Pittsburgh on Sunday but added that’s “not in Bosa’s DNA.”

From Washington Times

Erik Ofgang unpacks the myth of the beer belly.

From Slate

"I do have a bit of a beer belly, but that's not by drinking beer. I've been on one of the medications, which is a steroid," he says.

From BBC

It happened on the woodland walk area of the attraction, with the man described as white, 40-50 years of age and having a "slight beer belly".

From BBC

Just last week, he mocked Bill Gates’s beer belly after the Microsoft co-founder was said to have bet against Tesla’s stock price.

From New York Times

Related Words

• abdomen
• gut
• insides
• pelvis
• tank
• tummy