Buddha belly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.
Noun[edit]
Buddha belly (plural Buddha bellies)
- (informal) A round, protruding belly.
- 2000, Steve Martini, The Attorney[1], Jove Books, published 2001, →ISBN:
- He wears a wrinkled polo shirt that does little to disguise his bulging Buddha belly.
Quotations[edit]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Buddha belly.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:paunch.