Paunch (Noun)
Meaning
A protruding abdomen.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The middle-aged executive rubbed his considerable paunch, feeling the effects of several years of sedentary lunches.
- After a steady diet of beer and pizza, his paunch had begun to balloon, making his pants uncomfortably tight.
- She tried to suck in her paunch, but it obstinately bulged out, stressing the seams of her sundress.
- As he approached his 50s, Bob couldn't help but notice the gradual development of a substantial paunch that no amount of dieting seemed to reduce.
- Under the loose folds of his Hawaiian shirt, Ted's paunch was more of a spherical bulge than a mere tummy, casting a subtle shadow on his shorts below.