muffin top

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muffin top

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From the shape of the top of a muffin (a cupcake), which bulges over the top of its paper container.

noun muffin tops

  1. colloquial, derogatory, figuratively, sometimes The roll of fat that extends horizontally over the edges of the waistline of tightly fitting trousers. Finally, I stopped lunging and with my Baby Belly, my Bat Wings, my Muffin Top and my Banana Folds, I rolled up my yoga mat and walked to the door.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see muffin, top: the top part of a muffin. Kellogg also expanded the brand by introducing pancakes, mini waffles, French toast, and muffin tops.

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noun roll of flesh

Portuguêspneu, pneuzinho
Françaispoignées d'amour

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"muffin top." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/muffin%20top. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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muffin top. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/muffin%20top

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"muffin top." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/muffin%20top.

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@misc{muffin_top_2026,
  title = {muffin top},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muffin%20top},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}