beer-bellied

adjective

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beer-bellied
  1. plump
  2. potbellied
  3. paunchy
  4. fat
Adjective
  • Purchasing Fresh Corn In The Husk To pick out your fresh corn still in the husk, start by giving the ear of corn a gentle squeeze to feel for plump kernels and avoid husks with brown holes, a sign of worms.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • It can even be injected or taken as a supplement, though is most commonly found in moisturizers and serums to lock in hydration, plump, and smooth fine lines.
    — Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of plump
Adjective
  • An inquisition of potbellied priests stood at the side of the road.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of potbellied
Adjective
  • In Arthur Penn’s 1975 neo-noir Night Moves, Griffith is Delly Grastner, a 16-year-old runaway with a little girl’s voice and a grown woman’s body—on full display in an underwater nude scene—intent on seducing Gene Hackman, 43 and paunchy.
    — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There isn’t much room in this palette for public pools or paunchy, suburban retirees.
    — Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of paunchy
Adjective
  • The workout targets fat burn, cardiovascular fitness and resting metabolism.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Should the crack spread roll over, the industries that have been squeezed by fat refining margins are the ones that should get a boost.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fat
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“Beer-bellied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer-bellied. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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