bellyful
- noun
- /ˈbɛliˌfʊl/
- I had a client, a bellyful of bourbon, and Tony's lasagna coming.
Examples
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After a long day of hiking, I enjoyed a bellyful of warm stew that satisfied my hunger.
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Looks like you finally got your bellyful.
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I got a bellyful of white dog crap in me... ...and now you lay this shit on me?
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I haven't had a bellyful in a month.
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"G'wan, get yourself a bellyful of those leaves.
Fiction book (1997) -
A thousand starving kids clamoring for a bellyful of Thorn soya.
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The picnic was a success, and everyone left with a bellyful of delicious food.
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At the family reunion, we grilled burgers and had a bellyful of great memories and laughter.
Synonyms
The feeling you have after you eat enough food
An amount of food or drink that fills your belly completely
A swollen stomach after eating a very large meal
A very large amount of food that fills your stomach
Antonyms
How Full
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bellyful comes from belly 'stomach' and ful 'full'. It originally meant an amount of food that fills your stomach, so if you have a bellyful you have eaten enough.