paunchiness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

paunchy +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

paunchiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being paunchy.
    • 2007 May 6, William Safire, “Halfway Humanity”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      That’s because the noun, by virtue of its use as a hyphenated compound adjective in middle-age spread, creates nail-nibbling self-doubt amid visions of muffin-top midriffs and the realization that paunchiness precludes raunchiness.
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