German goiter

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German goiter

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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.

noun German goiters

humorous, idiomatic, offensive, possibly A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer. Brothers Gribble, Berger, Wolf, Shadwill and the writer are still nursing their “beer muscles.” I mean German goitres.
Similar: beer baby, beer belly, beer gut, beer muscles, Molson muscle

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@misc{german_goiter_2026,
  title = {German goiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/german%20goiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}