Meanings
nounmenopot (plural menopots)
plural menopots
- Abdominal fat present in post-menopausal women, forming a pot belly.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
- Proto-Hellenic*méns
- Ancient Greekμήν (mḗn)
- Frenchméno-
- Ancient Greekπαύω (paúō)
- Ancient Greekπαῦσις (paûsis)
- Latinpausa
- Frenchménopause
- Englishmenopause
- Proto-Germanic*puttaz
- Old Englishpott
- Proto-Germanic*puttaz
- Frankish*pott
- Vulgar Latinpottum
- Old Frenchpot
- Middle Englishpot
- Englishpot
- Englishmenopot
Blend of menopause + pot, as in pot belly; coined or popularized by Dr. Pamela Peeke.
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APA
menopot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopot
MLA
“menopot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “menopot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/menopot.
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