potbelly
- n slang for a paunch
- n a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
- But he chose a drastic method of staving off wrinkles, a potbelly, the whims of a fickle public.
- A generation ago, the double-breasted suitusually with padded shoulders and large lapelswas the archsymbol of conservatism (it also camouflaged a potbelly).
- It's also unclear whether switching to artificial sweeteners helps you lose weight, though a glance at our collective potbelly suggests that it doesn't.