love handle
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Etymology[edit]
From early 1980s. So called because supposed to be grabbed by a partner in sexual intercourse.
Noun[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
protruding area of fat on the side of the body
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See also[edit]
- batwing, excess fat under arms