Word:
Paunch
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
A belly that sticks out of a man: a fat stomach.
Sentences:
1) He sat with his hands folded on his paunch.
2) He used to be very thin, but now he has a slight paunch.
Origin:
Middle English, from Anglo-French panche, pance, from Latin pantic-, pantex.
First use:
14th century
Synonyms:
bay window, beer belly, belly, corporation, gut, pot
Antonyms:
slim, thin.
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