jelly belly

See also: jellybelly

English

Etymology

Likely from Jelly Belly, the brand of candy.

Noun

jelly belly (plural jelly bellies)

  1. (slang) Rolls of fat that form around the stomach of an overweight person.
    • 2008, Simmone Howell, Everything Beautiful
      My stretchy top kept riding above my jelly belly, but I didn't care.
    • 2012, Niamh Greene, A Message to Your Heart
      Or maybe she just has that dreaded jelly belly – the same one I seem to have after all the American portions.
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