Idiom
six-pack of rolls
Meaning
A fat belly, as opposed to one with a six-pack. See definitions 1 and 2 of six-pack. Seldom used in the plural.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He jokes that he has a six-pack of rolls instead of muscles.”
“After years of sitting at a desk, he noticed his stomach had turned into a six-pack of rolls.”
“Despite his youthful vanity, he eventually traded his athletic ambition for a comfortable life and a soft six-pack of rolls.”
Examples
simple
“He jokes that he has a six-pack of rolls instead of muscles.”
contextual
“After years of sitting at a desk, he noticed his stomach had turned into a six-pack of rolls.”
complex
“Despite his youthful vanity, he eventually traded his athletic ambition for a comfortable life and a soft six-pack of rolls.”
Origin
Coined by analogy with the colloquial six pack of abs, the term replaces muscular definition with rolls, denoting the visible folds of flesh associated with obesity.
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