love handle
Meaning
A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.
Synonyms
Translations
Hüftgold
σωσίβιο
poignée d’amourEtymology
First appears c. 1970 in the publication Current Slang. So called because it is supposed to be grabbed by a partner during sexual intercourse.
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