tummy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun slang for a paunch
  2. noun an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

Etymology

Imitating a child's attempt to say stomach, via archaic colloquialism stummy. Compare twee and pasghetti for similar phonetic reductions.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pot, potbelly, bay window, corporation

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