BELLY
(includes ABDOMEN, STOMACH)
ADJECTIVES
1513 ► GREAT-WAMED big-bellied; having a large belly → Sc.
1532 ► BELLIED big-bellied, corpulent
1532 ► GORBELLY big-bellied; having a protuberant belly → obs.
1532 ► GREAT-BELLIED big-bellied; having a big belly, corpulent → obs.
1607 ► GUTTY corpulent, pot-bellied → chiefly Sc.
1611 ► VENTRIPOTENT big-bellied; having a large abdomen
1651 ► ABDOMINOUS big-bellied; having a paunch; corpulent
1654 ► BELLY-MOUNTAINED big-bellied; having a large prominent belly; fat-bellied → obs.
1691 ► TEWLY-STOMACHED having a weak stomach → Eng. dial.
1694 ► GOTCH-GUTTED pot-bellied; corpulent → Eng. dial.
1697 ► BARREL-BELLIED big-bellied; having a round and protuberant belly; corpulent
1705 ► POKE-PUDDING paunchy, gluttonous → Sc.
1707 ► VENTRIOSE paunch-bellied → obs.
1727 ► VENTRICULOSE paunch-bellied
1777 ► TOCK-BELLIED pot-bellied; stout → Eng. dial. obs.
1790 ► GOTCH-GUTTED pot-bellied, corpulent → Eng. dial.
1791 ► PUNCHY big-bellied; short and stout; having a large paunch
..19C ► KETTLE-BELLIED big-bellied → Ireland
..19C ► SQUELCH-GUTTED big-bellied; having a prominent belly → Eng. dial. obs.
..19C ► TADDY pot-bellied → Eng. dial.
1802 ► VENTRICULOUS big-bellied; having a somewhat protuberant stomach
1824 ► BAGGED having a big belly → Sc.
1825 ► WAMIE big-bellied, corpulent → Sc.
1828 ► GASTERAL → GASTRAL pert. to the stomach → jocular usage
1841 ► NESH-STOMACHED having a delicate stomach; said of one who can eat little food → Eng. dial.
1843 ► VENTRICOSE big-bellied; having an unusually or abnormally large abdomen
1844 ► PODDY big-bellied; corpulent, obese, stout; round in the belly → colloq.
1844 ► PUSSY fat, bloated, pot-bellied → Amer. dial.
1850 ► BOW-WINDOWED pot-bellied; having a pot belly → sl.
1856 ► BAGGIE → BAGGY big-bellied; corpulent → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1859 ► VENTRINE pert. to the abdomen
1859 ► VENTROSE having a belly
1869 ► VENTRIC pert. to the stomach or belly
1873 ► BAGGIT big-bellied; corpulent → Sc.
1876 ► GORBELLIED corpulent, big-bellied → Eng. dial.
1884 ► BARREL-STOMACHED big-bellied; having a well-rounded belly
1888 ► STOMACHY big-bellied; paunchy → Eng. dial.
1890 ► GUTSY big-bellied; having a fat belly → Amer. sl.
1898 ► BARGE-BELLIED big-bellied; having a protuberant belly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► BLASH-KEGGED big-bellied; having a protuberant belly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 ► ALDERMANIC big-bellied; having a big paunch; portly → sl.
..L19 ► KEDGY pot-bellied → sl.
..L19 ► TOT-BELLIED pot-bellied; corpulent → sl.
1900 ► GORREL-BELLIED corpulent, pot-bellied → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► KECKER-HEARTED having a stomach that is easily upset → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► KEDGE-BELLIED pot-bellied → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 ► PUSSLE-GUTTED having a large stomach; fat, obese → Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory
1906 ► PUSSY-GUTTED having a large stomach; fat, obese → Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory
1911 ► BAGGED big-bellied; corpulent → Sc. (Bk.)
1915 ► PUS-GUTTED having a large stomach, fat, obese → Amer. dial. chiefly derogatory
1929 ► POTTY pot-bellied, overweight → Amer. dial.
1939 ► BUSTIFIED pot-bellied → Amer. dial.
1940 ► BANG-BELLIED big-bellied; having a large paunch → W. Indies sl.
1941 ► POTTLE-BELLIED pot-bellied → Amer. dial.
1973 ► JUBBLY of the stomach, bottom, etc.: plump, fleshy; hence, of a woman: having large breasts → colloq., chiefly Aust.
ADVERBS
..L18 ► BUNG UPWARDS lying on one’s stomach → sl.
..19C ► ABOARD in one’s stomach, esp. of drink → sl., orig. US
1819 ► BELLY-FLAP flat on the stomach → Eng. dial.
1886 ► AMIDSHIPS in the belly → Amer. nautical sl.
1913 ► DOWNSTAIRS in the belly → Amer. boxing sl.
NOUNS
..800 ► WOMB the belly
1000 ► GUT the stomach, the abdomen, the paunch
1000 ► GUTS the belly; the intestines
1000 ► WOMB the belly and the bowels
1325 ► CROP the stomach; the throat
1386 ► DRAFFSACK a big belly → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1519 ► GORBELLY a protuberant belly → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1529 ► CROPPY throat, stomach → obs.
1540 ► KITE → KYTE the belly, the stomach, the paunch → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1541 ► ABDOMEN fat deposited round the belly; the fleshy parts of the belly or paunch → obs.
1542 ► HEART the stomach → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1574 ► CRAW one’s stomach
1574 ► VENTRICLE the stomach in man or animals; the belly → obs.
1591 ► BELLY-PIECE the flesh covering the belly → obs.
1600 ► BELLYSHIP the personality of the belly → humorous usage
1602 ► INWARDS the stomach → sl.
1606 ► GRAND-PAUNCH a large abdomen → obs.
1609 ► PUDDING-HOUSE the stomach, the belly → obs.
1611 ► WAME the belly, the stomach → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1660 ► GUT-POCK the stomach, the belly → Sc.
1670 ► MIDDLE STOREY the stomach → Brit. jocular usage
..L17 ► VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT the stomach → sl.
..E18 ► MOLEHILL a pregnant stomach → sl.
1718 ► GUNDY-GUT a fat paunch → obs.
1721 ► BAG the stomach → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1721 ► THARM the belly or intestines of a man or beast → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1728 ► HEART-SPOON the pit of the stomach; the navel or midriff → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1737 ► CROPPING the stomach → Sc.
1747 ► BROUGHTON’S MARK the pit of the stomach → boxing sl.
1747 ► MARK the pit of the stomach → boxing sl.
1751 ► VICTUALLING OFFICE the abdomen → sl.
1753 ► BREAD BASKET the stomach → sl.
1755 ► HAGGIS the stomach of a man or animal; the paunch → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1768 ► GUT AND GALL the whole contents of the stomach; esp. used of violent vomiting → obs.
1774 ► GABBIE → GEBBIE the human stomach → Sc.
1787 ► BAGGIE the stomach → Sc.
1787 ► PUDDING-LEATHER the stomach → Sc.
1790 ► HAG the paunch, the belly → Eng. dial.
1794 ► BREAD-ROOM the stomach → sl.
..19C ► BEER BARREL the stomach → sl.
..19C ► HOWL-HAMPER an empty or hungry stomach → Eng. dial., jocular usage
..19C ► KEDGE-BELLY a large, protuberant belly → Eng. dial.
..19C ► KELDER the belly → sl.
..19C ► POD a large protuberant stomach → Eng. dial.
..E19 ► CLAM-BASKET the stomach → sl.
1832 ► BINGEE → BINGEY → BINGIE → BINGY → BINJY the stomach → Aust. sl.
1833 ► MANYPLIES the stomach of a man → jocular usage, chiefly Eng. dial.
1836 ► OPU the stomach, the belly → Hawaii
1840 ► BOW-WINDOW a big belly → sl.
1848 ► MIDDLE PIECE the stomach or belly → Brit. sl.
.M19 ► BOW-WINDOW a large, protruding stomach → sl.
.M19 ► CADDOCK the stomach → UK criminals’ sl.
.M19 ► WATER-BARREL the stomach → sl.
.M19 ► WATER-BUTT the stomach → sl.
1855 ► LOCKER the belly → US nautical sl.
1858 ► BAGGAGE ROOM the stomach → Amer. sl.
1859 ► BINGEE → BINGEY → BINGIE → BINGY → BINJY the stomach, the belly → Aust. sl.
1864 ► TUM the abdomen → sl.
1869 ► TUMMY the abdomen → sl.
1869 ► TUM-TUM the abdomen → sl.
1870 ► INNARDS the stomach → sl.
1870 ► MIDDLE PIE the stomach → Brit. sl.
1871 ► MIDSHIPS the belly → US nautical sl.
1877 ► KEG the stomach → Amer. dial.
1883 ► MUCKLE-BAG the stomach → Sc.
1885 ► TATIE-TRAP the stomach → Eng. dial.
1895 ► BASKET the stomach → Eng. dial.
..L19 ► BEER KEG the stomach → US sl.
..L19 ► POD a large stomach → sl.
..20C ► AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP a man’s beer belly → Aust. sl.
..20C ► HANGOVER a large belly which hangs over the belt → US sl.
..20C ► IDLESET a fat stomach → Ulster sl.
..20C ► NELLY KELLY the belly → Aust. rhyming sl.
..20C ► NEWINGTON BUTTS the stomach → rhyming sl. for ‘guts’
..20C ► NEWINGTONS the stomach → rhyming sl. for ‘guts’
..20C ► ORGAN RECITAL a growling or gurgling in the stomach or intestines → US colloq.
..20C ► SIXPACK a male’s stomach, with rippling muscles → Aust. sl.
..20C ► VENTER the abdomen; the belly
..20C ► VERANDAH a pot belly → Aust. & US sl.
..E20 ► ELLY-BAY the stomach → US Pig Latin for ‘belly’
1900 ► CROWDY-BAG the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GOTCH-BELLY a protuberant belly, a pot-belly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GOTCH-GUT a protuberant belly, a pot-belly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1900 ► GROWDY-BAG the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► KEDGE the belly; the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1901 ► KEDGE-KYTE a large, protuberant stomach → Sc. (Bk.)
1902 ► HEAD the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 ► KISHKA → KISHKE the stomach, gut → Yiddish
1902 ► LACKIE the stomach → Sc. (Bk.)
1902 ► SHIT-BAG the stomach, the belly → sl.
1903 ► LITTLE MARY the stomach, the belly → sl.
1904 ► REJUMBLE the working of the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► NANNY the stomach → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► BINNY the belly → Amer. dial., nursery usage
1909 ► PUSSY-GUT → PUSSY-GUTS a potbelly, a potbellied person → Amer. dial.
1910 ► DOWNSTAIRS the belly, esp. as a target for a boxer’s punching → sl.
1910 ► LUNCH-BASKET the stomach → sl.
1910 ► LUNCH-WAGON the stomach → sl.
1910 ► PANTRY the stomach → US sl.
1910 ► SANDY MACNAB → SANDY MCNAB the stomach → Aust. rhyming sl. for ‘flab’
1910 ► WORKS the human stomach or its contents → Aust. & US sl.
1911 ► BIB the stomach → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 ► BOUG → BOWG the stomach, the belly → Sc., juvenile usage (Bk.)
1915 ► VICTUAL OFFICE the stomach → World War I Amer. sl.
1919 ► MACONOCHIE the abdomen → Brit. services’ sl.
1920 ► DUMPLING-SHOP the stomach → sl.
1920 ► MEAT-SAFE the stomach → boxing sl.
1925 ► DARBY KELLY the belly → rhyming sl.
1929 ► CAG the stomach, the belly → Sc.
1931 ► CORPORATION an oversize belly, a paunch → Amer. dial.
1931 ► PUSSLE-GUT → PUZZLE-GUT a pot-belly, an oversize stomach → Amer. dial.
1934 ► ALDERMAN a big stomach → Amer. dial.
1934 ► ALDERMAN’S BELLY a big stomach → Amer. dial.
1934 ► LABONZA the pit of the stomach → US sl.
1935 ► PUS-GUT a pot-belly, an oversize stomach → Amer dial.
1935 ► PUSTLE-GUT a fat person, esp. a man; also, a fat stomach, a pot-belly → Amer. dial., chiefly derogatory
1939 ► BAUCH the belly, the stomach → Amer. dial.
1940 ► BEER BARREL a beer-drinkers paunch → sl., orig. US
1940 ► GRILL the stomach → African-American sl.
1941 ► PUKU the belly → NZ Maori usage
1942 ► BEER BELLY a belly enlarged by drinking beer → sl.
1942 ► FEED BOX the stomach → Amer. sl.
1942 ► MILWAUKEE GOITER an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor → Amer. sl.
1942 ► PORCH a pot belly → US sl.
1943 ► TAVERN BELLY → T.B. an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor → Amer. dial.
1944 ► TABLE MUSCLE a pot belly; a large girth → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1945 ► NED KELLY the belly → Aust. rhyming sl.
1945 ► PAIL the stomach → US sl.
1950 ► LABONZA the belly → US sl.
1957 ► GUTBUCKET the belly → Amer. sl.
1958 ► FIRE BOX a person’s stomach → Amer. dial.
1960 ► GOODYEAR the ring of excess flesh around a portly stomach that may be seen in a kinder light by those who appreciate the Rubenesque figure → sl.
1960 ► SADDLE BAGS a portly stomach → sl.
1961 ► AUNTIE NELLIE → AUNT NELLY → AUNTY (NELLY) the belly → rhyming sl.
1965 ► BOOZE BELLY an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BOOZE GUT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BOOZE POT an oversized stomach resulting from drinking → Amer. dial.
1965 ► CHIPPIE an oversized stomach → Amer. dial.
1966 ► BEER KEG a beer belly → Amer. dial.
1966 ► LARD SACK the belly of a fat individual → US sl.
1967 ► GUT-PIECE the abdomen → Amer. sl.
1967 ► MILWAUKEE FRONT an oversized stomach, esp. from drinking beer or liquor → Amer. dial.
1970 ► DARBY KEL → DARBY KELLY → DERBY KEL → DERBY KELLY the belly → Brit. rhyming sl.
1970 ► LUNCHBOX the stomach → African-American sl.
1974 ► GUT-WORKS the belly → Amer. sl.
1975 ► POKE the stomach → US sl.
1976 ► BEER GUT a belly enlarged by drinking beer → sl.
1987 ► VERANDAH OVER THE TOY SHOP a paunch or beer-belly → Aust. sl.
1990 ► AWNING OVER THE TOY SHOP a male beer belly → Aust. sl.
1995 ► SPARE TIRE a paunch → US sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► COMIC CUTS guts or stomach → Aust. rhyming sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► NED KELLY the belly → Aust. rhyming sl. (Bk.)
2003 ► UDDER a protruding paunch produced by too much beer drinking → UK sl.
2006 ► BAY WINDOW the belly; the abdomen → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► BAZOO the stomach or belly → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► DINNER BASKET the belly; the stomach → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 ► WAZOO the stomach or belly → US sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS, PERSON
1530 ► GORBELLY a person with a protuberant belly; a fat person → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1582 ► PACK-PAUNCH a big-bellied person; a glutton → obs.
1596 ► FATGUT → FAT-GUTS a person having a big belly; used as a term of abuse
..L16 ► GUTFATTY a person who has a fat stomach → sl.
1602 ► THIN-GUT a person who has a thin belly; a lean, starved-looking person; a starveling → obs.
1617 ► PANGUTS a fat-bellied, lazy fellow → obs.
1622 ► QUACK-BELLY → QUAKE-BELLY a fat-bellied person → obs.
..19C ► BUMBLE-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach → Eng. dial.
1824 ► BAGGIE a person with a big belly; a corpulent person → Sc.
1824 ► GUTTIE a person with a big belly; a corpulent person → Sc.
1825 ► BAGREL a small person with a large belly → Sc. obs.
1825 ► NUGGET a short person with a large belly → Sc.
1825 ► WAMFLIN a puny child who has a large belly → Sc.
1840 ► POT-GUT a pot-bellied person; a fat person → US sl.
1855 ► PAUNCH-GUTS a person with a large belly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1878 ► KETTLEBELLY a fat-bellied person → Amer. sl.
1887 ► KEDGE-KYTE a person with a stout paunch; a person who is coarse or greedy at table → Sc.
1893 ► POD-KITE a person with a protuberant stomach, a stout person; a glutton → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 ► PUSSY-GUT → PUSSY-GUTS a potbelly, a potbellied person → Amer. dial.
1931 ► PUSSLE-GUT → PUZZLE-GUT a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person → Amer. dial.
1941 ► PUS-GUT a pot-belly, an oversize stomach; a pot-bellied person, a very fat person → Amer. dial.
VERBS
1519 ► CROWL to rumble or make a sound in the stomach and bowels → obs.
1540 ► WALTER to be upset or disturbed; said of the stomach → obs.
1547 ► CROAK of the stomach or bowels: to make a rumbling noise → obs.
1620 ► SUBVERT to upset the stomach or appetite → obs.
1671 ► REJUMBLE to rise in the stomach, to ferment; said of food → Eng. dial. obs.
1808 ► KELTER to move uneasily, as a queasy stomach → Sc.
1857 ► WALLER to heave, to turn over with hunger; said of the stomach → Sc.
1904 ► REHEARSE to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► REJOICE to rise on the stomach, as of food which disagrees → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 ► REPROVE to rise on the stomach; said of undigested food → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1942 ► TURN ONE’S INNER MAN to upset one’s stomach → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2002 ► GUT-BARGE to use your beer-belly to bump into another’s in an informal trial of strength → UK sl.
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