beer muscles
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (idiomatic) An aggressive attitude resulting from consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
- 1979, "Letters: Summing Up Summerfest and Planning Ahead," Milwaukee Journal, 14 Jul., p. 10 (retrieved 3 Jan. 2010):
- Many people, especially after a few beers, grow “beer muscles” and are ready to fight for any reason.
- 1999, Phil Mushnick, "In-Arena Shows Are Big Turnoff," New York Post, 18 June, p. 94:
- The show has become a come-on for drunks to flex their beer muscles.
- 2009, Andrew W. Lehren and Christine Hauser, "In New York City, Fewer Murders on Rainy Days ," New York Times, 3 July (retrieved 3 Jan. 2010):
- “Everybody's out partying, people start drinking, old beefs pop up, and people get their beer muscles out and start fighting.”
- 1979, "Letters: Summing Up Summerfest and Planning Ahead," Milwaukee Journal, 14 Jul., p. 10 (retrieved 3 Jan. 2010):
- (idiomatic, humorous) A protruding stomach, supposedly indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
- 1939, American Flint, vol. 28, p. 41
- Grothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres.
- 1982, "Brewing firms says small is better," Milwaukee Sentinel, 2 Sept. (retrieved 3 Jan. 2010):
- “You can't find a better-tasting beer,” said Farmer Cheatle, a resident who was losing a battle to hold in a bulging belly he called “beer muscles”.
- 1939, American Flint, vol. 28, p. 41
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beer, muscles.
Synonyms
- (aggressive attitude): bravado
- (paunch attributed to beer): beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, German goiter, Molson muscle
Translations
aggressive attitude
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protruding stomach
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