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food baby


A protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I ate too much pizza and now I have a food baby.

I need to lie down because my food baby is so uncomfortable.

Do you have a food baby after eating that giant burger?

CONTEXTUAL

After finishing that massive holiday dinner, everyone sat on the couch rubbing their food baby.

You should probably wear a loose shirt to the buffet if you want to hide your food baby later.

She joked that she was three months pregnant, but it was just a food baby from the taco truck.

I planned to go for a run after lunch, but this massive food baby makes it impossible to even tie my shoes right now.

COMPLEX

Following the indulgent multi-course banquet, the guests loosened their belts to accommodate the inevitable food baby that had formed.


The term originates from a jocular comparison between the physical effort of defecation and the physiological process of labor and delivery. It suggests the temporary abdominal distension following a large meal resembles the appearance of pregnancy.


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Last updated August 10, 2026