muffin top

or muffin-top

noun

1. a crisp, flat muffin that resembles the top portion of a typical muffin.
2. Informal. a roll of excess fat that hangs out over a person's waist when wearing a garment with a tight waistband.

muffin top

noun

1. informal.
   a roll of flesh spilling over the top of a tight skirt or trousers, esp when the midriff is exposed

Word History and Origins

Origin of muffin top¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Word History and Origins

Origin of muffin top¹

C21: from the similarity of this to a muffin expanding over its case

Example Sentences

“It has that muffin top, so when you insert it, it’s pretty painful,” said Sarah Howard, marketing director at the free-vend company Aunt Flow, one of few producers to update the cardboard applicator since the New Deal.

From Los Angeles Times

“It has that muffin top, so when you insert it, it’s pretty painful,” said Sarah Howard, marketing director at the free-vend company Aunt Flow, one of few producers to update the cardboard applicator since the New Deal.

From Los Angeles Times

The whole idea reminds me of the muffin top shop from “Seinfeld.”

From Washington Post

And so, bulge by bulge, lump by lump, my body grew all the infamous mounds and blobs our culture likes to invent insulting nicknames for: a muffin top, moobs and — most especially — love handles.

From New York Times

“I’ve been hearing ’bout ‘dad bods’ a little too long/So what about my muffin top is wrong?” she sings tartly, adding an implied eye-roll at the chorus: “I can’t be the only one who likes/Extra fries over exercise.”

From New York Times