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pot

23 8.4
A large round stomach often caused by weight gain
  • noun
  • /pɑt/
  • Slang
translation icon : barriga
  • An elderly gentleman with a little pot belly that was easy to camouflage.
  • a pot belly

I've got the my wife and my son and our two pit bulls and two Guinea pigs and our two pot bellied pigs, Amy and Snortington.

Examples

  • As expected of my pot-bellied woman, right?

  • If you had a pot belly, I would punch you in it.

  • If you have a pot belly, I'd punch you in it.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Both man and monster have similar physiques: thick arms and legs and matching pot bellies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Through Miss Hyde's pot-bellied screen door, Myra saw a heavy figure struggling to rise from a chair.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • After gaining some weight, he joked about how he now has a pot that makes him look older.

  • Many people find a pot belly cute on their partners, as if it shows they enjoy good food.

  • He was tired of wearing loose shirts to hide his pot and decided to start exercising.

Synonyms

tummy
vspot
  • Baby Talk
106 4.0

The stomach or belly, often the round front part of the body where food goes after you eat

is specifically used for a large rounded stomach often from weight gain
corporation
vspot
  • Slang
4 9.9

An informal word for a large, round belly that sticks out

is the plain descriptive name rather than a joking nickname
potbelly
vspot
3 3.4

A round stomach that sticks out because of extra fat

is the informal slang term for a large rounded stomach after weight gain
bay window
vspot
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A large round belly that sticks out

is the plain descriptive name for the same rounded stomach

Idioms

to stir the pot
  • Informal
8 8.0

To cause trouble by saying things to make people argue

to go to pot
  • Informal
3 8.2

To become ruined or not cared for

1 7.2

To make people stay interested and active in a project

To say someone has a fault you also have

1 9.9

Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time

9.3

A person who slowly fails to notice danger until it is too late

Compounds

22 2.4

A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes

melting pot
  • Informal
17 3.5

A place where people from different cultures mix and become one community

7 3.5

An electric pot that cooks food slowly at low heat

pot of gold
  • Informal
5 4.1

A reward that someone hopes to get but finds hard to reach

3 3.5

An amount of money saved or collected for a purpose

pot farm
  • NSFW
1 8.1

A place where people often secretly grow marijuana

1 2.8

A green plant people grow in a pot indoors to make a room look nicer

hot pot
  • UK
1 2.7

A stew of meat and potatoes cooked slowly in a covered pot

1 3.2

An electric pot that cooks food slowly for several hours

1 3.5

A basket placed in the sea to catch lobsters

1 4.6

A container made of strong heatproof material to make metal liquid

1 7.9

Liquid left in a pot after cooking vegetables or meat that is used as a base for soup

1 1.3

A container with a handle and a spout used to sprinkle water on plants

3.4

A dish cooked slowly in a slow cooker

dash-pot
  • Specialized
9.6

A device with a piston that moves through liquid or air to slow sudden movement in machines

3.5

A coffee pot that makes coffee by letting hot water slowly pass through ground coffee

refractory pot
  • Specialized
9.9

A small heatproof bowl made of bone ash to separate metals like gold or silver during testing

1.4

A small container with holes for sprinkling pepper onto food

7.2

A thick spicy soup with vegetables and cow stomach often served with dumplings

A spicy soup with cow tripe, vegetables, and pepper often with dumplings

9.9

A long feeling of being sorry for yourself and thinking only about your problems

7.0

A mild soft white cheese that comes from milk curds, often used as a spread or in cooking

pot furnace
  • Specialized
8.0

A large oven with several pots for melting glass

9.9

A tasty liquid left in a pot after cooking vegetables or meat

A common garden plant with bright yellow or orange flowers

A small aromatic garden herb used to flavor food like tomato sauce

pot metal
  • Specialized
7.9

Cheap mix of metals used to make low-cost items like pots

A French stew of beef and vegetables slowly cooked in water or broth

pot-girl
  • Archaic
9.9

A woman who works in an inn serving customers and cleaning pots

tin-pot business
  • Offensive
7.5

A small, badly run company that seems unimportant

8.5

A small cruel government that controls people and seems foolish

8.4

An unimportant suggestion that people do not take seriously

tin-pot operation
  • Offensive
7.9

A small badly run business or group that seems unimportant

How Big

paunch
5 7.0
pot
  • Slang
23 8.4
tummy
  • Baby Talk
106 4.0

Surface Forms

pot singular
pots plural

Etymology

The slang pot for a round belly comes from the old phrase pot-belly, a belly that looks like a round 'pot'. That's why calling someone a 'pot' means they have a large, rounded stomach.