love handle
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love handle
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First appears c. 1970 in the publication Current Slang. So called because it is supposedly grabbed by a partner during an embrace or sexual activity.
noun love handles · lovehandle
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A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.
The good news. Three weeks into the programme I am rediscovering bits of my body I had forgotten existed; biceps, triceps, hamstrings and those funny muscles on the sides of the abdomen called obliques, the toning of which is supposed to eliminate the love handle.
Similar: spare tire, spare tyre
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noun protruding area of fat on the side of the body
| Español | rollo, cartucheras, michelín, lorza, flotador, salvavida(s) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 腰間贅肉 /腰间赘肉 yāojiān zhuìròu |
| Português | pneu |
| Français | poignée d’amour, bouée de sauvetage |
| Deutsch | Rettungsring |
| Italiano | maniglie dell'amore, maniglie di venere |
Talk about this word "love handle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/love%20handle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. love handle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/love%20handle "love handle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/love%20handle.Cite this
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title = {love handle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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