goiter



German goiter

A large distended belly, as might result from heavy consumption of beer. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I'd like to run a marathon some day, but first I need to do something about this German goiter of mine.
See also: german, goiter

Milwaukee goiter

and German goiter (mɪlˈwɔki ˈgoɪdɚ and ˈdʒɚmən ˈgoɪdɚ)
n. a beer belly. (Refers to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a major beer-brewing city, and to Germany.) By the time he was twenty-six, he was balding and had a Milwaukee goiter that would tip him over if he turned too fast. If you want to get rid of that German goiter, stop drinking beer!
See also: goiter

German goiter

verb
See also: german, goiter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IrÉNÉEee-re-NEFrench
Terceroter-THE-ro (Spanish), ter-SE-ro (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
BlodwenBLOD-wenWelsh
Abbas-Arabic, Persian
HeinoHIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Endre (2)-Norwegian