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Definition of "paunchy" [paunch•y]

  • Having a potbelly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "paunchy" in a sentence
  • "Fatty can be said to be 'paunchy' on his blog where he rides with Radio shack."
  • "See that tall, kind of paunchy fellow who just came in? ""
  • "They were fine for dewy-eyed kids and paunchy, middle-aged liberals to whom his biography was a lure and not a problem."