Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swagbelly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swag-bel-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prominent, overhanging belly.

noun

Hence, a person with such a belly.

noun

A distended abdomen, especially caused by a tumour or enlarged organ; a physconia.

Example Sentences

"Sancho Zancas […] in the picture, was represented as a person of a short stature, swag belly, and long spindle shanks […]."
"He swept his gaze over the short, squat throat, the hairy swagbelly, and the mighty breast, swelling in giant arches like twin shields."
"However, so many swagbellies and puff-bags will hardly go to St Hiacco, as there did in the year 524"

Etymology

From swag (“to droop; to sag”) + belly.

Inflected Forms

swagbellies (plural) swag belly (alternative)

Derived Forms

swagbellied swaggy

Synonyms

paunch fat person

Questions

What does swagbelly mean?: A prominent, overhanging belly.
Where does swagbelly come from?: From swag (“to droop; to sag”) + belly.

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