potbelly
Plural: potbellies
Noun
- A protuberant belly, often associated with a heavy build.
- slang for a paunch
- a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
- A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
- Ellipsis of potbelly stove.
- Ellipsis of Vietnamese pot-bellied pig.
Examples
- He joked about his POTBELLY, attributing it to too many snacks during Scrabble marathons.
Origin / Etymology
From pot + belly.
Synonyms
bay window, corporation, pot, potbelly stove, tummy, Buddha belly, German goitre, Milwaukee goiter, Molson muscle, beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, gorbelly, paunch, potbelly, spare tire, swagbelly
Scrabble Score: 15
potbelly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpotbelly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
potbelly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary