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Buddha belly
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English
Etymology
From depictions of the potbellied Chinese folkloric deity Budai that are often mistakenly thought to represent the Gautama Buddha in the West.
Noun
en informal A round, protruding belly.
en 2000 w:Steve Martini The Attorney http://books.google.com/books?id=53BPPjsu3x0C&pg=PT111 Jove Books 2001 9781101549599 He wears a wrinkled polo shirt that does little to disguise his bulging Buddha belly.
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Synonyms
See also Thesaurus:paunch.
en Anatomy Obesity