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
  • Each of the six shades are packed with vegan collagen, aloe, and seawater to keep skin juicy and plump.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The glosses are cruelty free and vegan, with a non-sticky formula and long-lasting, glossy finish that leaves lips looking hydrated and plump.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Perun summoned a potbellied officer from the T.D.F. brigade to the operations center.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • What could be more luxurious than checking in without having to wade through a maze of slot machines and a cloud of cigarette smoke, dodging potbellied dudes in tank tops?
    Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Adjective
  • 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
  • But if the murderer were middle-aged and paunchy . . .
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Apparently, the secretary is unaware that vitamin A is fat soluble and not easily excreted, with any excess stored in the liver.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Blues may have gotten a fat head leading 4-2 with less than nine minutes left in the game.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Beer-bellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer-bellied. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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