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swagbellied

swagbellied adjective: having a prominent, overhanging belly.

Adjective

swagbellied (comparative more swagbellied, superlative most swagbellied)

  1. Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
    • I learned it in England, where indeed they are most / potent in potting. Your Dane, your German, and your / swagbellied Hollander — Drink, ho! — are nothing to / your English.c. 1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, act 2, scene 3, lines 71–74
    • to please some swag-bellied plutocrat1928, Edward A. Ross, World Drift, New York; London: The Century Co., page 18
    Synonyms:
    overweight

Synonyms of swagbellied

Forms of swagbellied

comparativemore swagbellied
superlativemost swagbellied

Origin of swagbellied

See swagbelly.

Questions about swagbellied

What does swagbellied mean?
Swagbellied means having a prominent, overhanging belly.
What part of speech is swagbellied?
Swagbellied is an adjective.

Words near swagbellied in the dictionary

  1. swag up
  2. swag-bellied
  3. swag-shop
  4. swag-shops
  5. swagalicious
  6. swagbellied
  7. swagbellies
  8. swagbelly
  9. swage
  10. swage block
  11. swage blocks

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