Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

german goiter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: ger-man -goi-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.

Humorous; Offensive

Example Sentences

"Brothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres."
"Any man who likes playing Santa Claus is in much better shape come Christmas if he has a German goiter."

Etymology

From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

German goiters (plural)

Synonyms

beer baby beer belly beer gut beer muscles Molson muscle

Questions

What does german goiter mean?: A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
Where does german goiter come from?: From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter.

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