bellyful

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noun

Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.

“She gave me a bellyful of abuse when I arrived home late.”

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Meanings

nounbellyful (plural bellyfuls or belliesful)

plural bellyfuls · plural belliesful

  1. Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
  2. informalAn undesirably large quantity of something.

    She gave me a bellyful of abuse when I arrived home late.

Origin

From belly + -ful.

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Translations

Catalan panxada
  • panxadaTranslations
Irish lán boilg
  • lán boilgTranslations
Spanish panzada, tripada
  • panzadaTranslations
  • tripadaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

bellyful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellyful

MLA

“bellyful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellyful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellyful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellyful.

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