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Definition

A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.

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Origins

From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter.

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In Context

  • "Brothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres."
  • "Any man who likes playing Santa Claus is in much better shape come Christmas if he has a German goiter."
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