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beer muscles en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) An aggressive attitude resulting from consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
    • “Everybody's out partying, people start drinking, old beefs pop up, and people get their beer muscles out and start fighting.” 2009 July 3, Andrew W. Lehren, Christine Hauser, “In New York City, Fewer Murders on Rainy Days”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Jan 2010:
    • The show has become a come-on for drunks to flex their beer muscles. 1999 June 18, Phil Mushnick, “In-Arena Shows Are Big Turnoff”, in New York Post, page 94:
    • Many people, especially after a few beers, grow “beer muscles” and are ready to fight for any reason. 1979 July 14, “Letters: Summing Up Summerfest and Planning Ahead”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 03 Jan 2010, page 10:
  2. (humorous, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A protruding stomach, supposedly indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
    • Nick made legs of his fingers and walked them on the baby's belly. . . . “[L]ook at those beer muscles!” 1990, John Harvey, The Legend of Captain Space, →ISBN, page 33:
    • “You can't find a better-tasting beer,” said Farmer Cheatle, a resident who was losing a battle to hold in a bulging belly he called “beer muscles”. 1982 September 2, “Brewing firms says small is better”, in Milwaukee Sentinel, retrieved 03 Jan 2010:
    • Grothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres. 1939, American Flint, volume 28, page 41:
  3. (plural, plural-only) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beer, muscles.

Synonyms

beer gut (paunch attributed to beer) · beer baby (paunch attributed to beer) · Molson muscle (paunch attributed to beer) · German goiter (paunch attributed to beer) · bravado (aggressive attitude) · beer belly (paunch attributed to beer)

Translations (6)

de Gössermuskel (protruding stomach) · pl mięsień piwny (protruding stomach) · fi kaljamaha (protruding stomach) · fr panse à bière (protruding stomach) · de Bierbauch (protruding stomach) · fi rähinäkänni (aggressive attitude)