love handle
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From early 1980s. So called because supposed to be grabbed by a partner in sexual intercourse.
Noun
[edit]love handle (plural love handles)
- (colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]protruding area of fat on the side of the body
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See also
[edit]- batwing, excess fat under arms