muffin top
muffin top noun: the roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers.
Noun
muffin top (plural muffin tops)
- The roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers.
- Finally, I stopped lunging and with my Baby Belly, my Bat Wings, my Muffin Top and my Banana Folds, I rolled up my yoga mat and walked to the door.2009, Tracy Beckerman, “do you know the muffin top”, in Beth Feldman, editor, See Mom Run: Side-Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Blogging Moms, page 38
- You should certainly aim for shorts tight enough to accomplish two ends: constricting proper blood flow and providing a nice canvas for your muffin-top.2010, Guido DiErio, Fist Pump: An In-Your-Face Guide to Going Guido, page 133
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see muffin, top: the top part of a muffin.
- Kellogg also expanded the brand by introducing pancakes, mini waffles, French toast, and muffin tops.2011, Sherri Liberman, American Food by the Decades, page 134
Forms of muffin top
| plural | muffin tops |
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Origin of muffin top
From the shape of the top of a muffin (a cupcake), which bulges over the top of its paper container.
Questions about muffin top
- What does muffin top mean?
- Muffin top means the roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers.
- What part of speech is muffin top?
- Muffin top is a noun.
- What is the plural of muffin top?
- The plural of muffin top is muffin tops.
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