Definition

Noun: 1. Excess fat around the waistline: A colloquial and often humorous term for a roll of fat around a person's midsection, resembling the shape of an automobile's spare tire.

Usage

The term "spare tire" is an informal, metaphorical noun used primarily in casual conversation. It typically carries a self-deprecating or gently teasing tone when referring to one's own or someone else's abdominal fat. It is not considered a clinical or polite term.

Examples

• After the holidays, I feel like I've grown a spare tire.
• He joked that his desk job had given him a spare tire.
• She's been cycling to work to try and lose that spare tire.

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the singular form ("a spare tire").
• It can be used in comparative structures, e.g., "developing a spare tire," "getting rid of a spare tire."

Variants and Related Words

• Spare tyre: The British English spelling of "tire."
• Love handles: (Noun, informal) Another colloquial term for excess fat at the sides of the waist.
• Muffin top: (Noun, informal) A term for fat that spills over the top of tight-fitting pants or a skirt.

Synonyms

• Paunch
• Potbelly
• Middle-aged spread (often age-related)

Idioms and Phrases

• To have a spare tire: To possess excess fat around the waist.
  • Example: He started running because he didn't want to have a spare tire by age forty.

Noun

1. excess fat around the waistline