Meanings
nounBuddha belly (plural Buddha bellies)
plural Buddha bellies
- informalA round, protruding belly.
He wears a wrinkled polo shirt that does little to disguise his bulging Buddha belly.
2000, Steve Martini, The Attorney, Jove Books, published 2001, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.
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APA
Buddha belly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddha%20belly
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“Buddha belly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddha%20belly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buddha belly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buddha%20belly.
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