slop-bellied

English

Adjective

slop-bellied (comparative more slop-bellied, superlative most slop-bellied)

  1. Having a large, sagging belly, often implying laziness, poor fitness, or gluttony.
    • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 187:
      "If there's any, giving in charge here I'll give you in charge for sneaking my beer, you slop-bellied old souse!" exclaimed Peter.
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