pot-belly

A form of potbelly — A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.

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Meanings

nounpot-belly (plural pot-bellies)

plural pot-bellies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of potbelly.

    And as for his pot-belly, I will not be in service any longer to that pot.

    2004, Deborah M. Sinnreich-Levi, Ian S. Laurie, Eustache Deschamps: Selected Poems, →ISBN
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    Pañcika's iconography depicts him with a pot-belly, holding a skin purse (probably full of gold coins or jewels) and an offering bowl.

    2007, Material Matters, →ISBN

    Belching loudly, he sat back in his chair, letting his pot-belly protrude out so much that it touched the edge of his desk.

    2008, James M. Campbell, One Night in the House of the Creepy Santas, →ISBN, page 58
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APA

pot-belly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-belly

MLA

“pot-belly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-belly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pot-belly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pot-belly.

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