bacon-fed



bacon-fed

obsolete Overweight and of greasy complexion. Used by the character Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, referring to the "bacon-fed knaves" whom he is about to rob. Those slovenly, bacon-fed men who feed their faces till near bursting fill me with disgust.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Svanhild-Norwegian, Norse Mythology
VascoBAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
CephasSEE-fəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Lambertolahm-BER-toItalian
XosÉ-Galician
Giustinojoos-TEE-noItalian