˜yĐÄvlog

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muffin top

or łŸłÜŽÚfŸ±ČÔ-łÙŽÇ±è

noun

  1. a crisp, flat muffin that resembles the top portion of a typical muffin.
  2. Informal. a roll of excess fat that hangs out over a person's waist when wearing a garment with a tight waistband.


muffin top

noun

  1. informal.
    a roll of flesh spilling over the top of a tight skirt or trousers, esp when the midriff is exposed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of muffin top1

First recorded in 1910–15
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of muffin top1

C21: from the similarity of this to a muffin expanding over its case
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“It has that muffin top, so when you insert it, it’s pretty painful,” said Sarah Howard, marketing director at the free-vend company Aunt Flow, one of few producers to update the cardboard applicator since the New Deal.

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The whole idea reminds me of the muffin top shop from “Seinfeld.”

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And so, bulge by bulge, lump by lump, my body grew all the infamous mounds and blobs our culture likes to invent insulting nicknames for: a muffin top, moobs and — most especially — love handles.

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“I’ve been hearing ’bout ‘dad bods’ a little too long/So what about my muffin top is wrong?” she sings tartly, adding an implied eye-roll at the chorus: “I can’t be the only one who likes/Extra fries over exercise.”

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Ms. Dominczyk snapped back on Twitter, saying: “Funny, his wife is a size 10, muffin top & all, & he does her just fine.”

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