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paunch

[pawnch, pahnch] / pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ /


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A few of them had graying hair, some were going bald, and I spied a paunch or two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Taking his top off and proudly parading his paunch is a regular occurrence in Fury’s news conferences.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

Charlotte insists there's a paunch, but nobody else sees it.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

“He’s moving,” David tells Maggie, handling his middle-aged paunch like a baby bump.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

While he slept, Kathy drove right on through Destin and onward down the paunch of Florida.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers