muffin top

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see muffin, top: the top part of a muffin.

Word forms

muffin top muffin tops

Etymology

From the shape of the top of a muffin (a cupcake), which bulges over the top of its paper container.

Related words

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