Definition
A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.
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.
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."
Also Said As
- beer baby
- beer belly
- beer gut
- beer muscles
- Molson muscle