jelly belly

noun

Rolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.

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Meanings

nounjelly belly (plural jelly bellies)

plural jelly bellies

  1. slangRolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.

    My stretchy top kept riding above my jelly belly, but I didn't care.

    2008, Simmone Howell, Everything Beautiful
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    Or maybe she just has that dreaded jelly belly – the same one I seem to have after all the American portions.

    2012, Niamh Greene, A Message to Your Heart
  2. slangAn obese person.

    Wait for me, patiently, at the bottom of the run, ask if I want to take a break and, above all, do not yell “come on you jelly belly” when I'm struggling to complete a tough run or taking half a day to force my feet into my ski boots.

    2019, Larry McCoy, Grandma Told Me to Never Believe Anything Grandpa Says

Origin

Likely from Jelly Belly, the brand of candy.

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Chicago

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