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slop-bellied

slop-bellied adjective: having a large, sagging belly, often implying laziness, poor fitness, or gluttony.

Adjective

slop-bellied (comparative more slop-bellied, superlative most slop-bellied)

  1. Having a large, sagging belly, often implying laziness, poor fitness, or gluttony.
    • "If there's any, giving in charge here I'll give you in charge for sneaking my beer, you slop-bellied old souse!" exclaimed Peter.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 187

Forms of slop-bellied

comparativemore slop-bellied
superlativemost slop-bellied

Questions about slop-bellied

What does slop-bellied mean?
Slop-bellied means having a large, sagging belly, often implying laziness, poor fitness, or gluttony.
What part of speech is slop-bellied?
Slop-bellied is an adjective.

Words near slop-bellied in the dictionary

  1. slop shops
  2. slop sink
  3. slop sinks
  4. slop-basin
  5. slop-basins
  6. slop-bellied
  7. slop-bowl
  8. slop-bowls
  9. slop-jar
  10. slop-jars
  11. slop-pail

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