love handle

English

Alternative forms

lovehandle

Etymology

From early 1980s. So called because supposed to be grabbed by a partner in sexual intercourse.

Noun

love handle (plural love handles)

(colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.

Synonyms

spare tyre, spare tire

Derived terms

love-handled

Translations

protruding area of fat on the side of the body

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: jenkkakahva (fi)
French: poignée d’amour (fr) f
German: Rettungsring (de) m
Hungarian: úszógumi (hu)
Italian: maniglie dell'amore f pl, maniglie di venere f pl
Malay: geleber pinggang
Norwegian: bilring (no) m
Polish: boczki m pl, oponka (pl) f
Portuguese: pneu (pt) m
Russian: жо́пкины у́шки (ru) n pl (žópkiny úški, literally “ears of arse”)
Spanish: rollo (es) m (Argentina), cartucheras m pl, michelín (es) m
Swedish: bilring (sv) c, kärlekshandtag (sv) n

See also

batwing, excess fat under arms

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