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love handle

noun

Etymology

First appears c. 1970 in the publication Current Slang. So called because it is supposed to be grabbed by a partner during sexual intercourse.

Definitions

  1. A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA