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menopot

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree French méno- Ancient Greek παύω (paúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis)der. Latin pausabor. French -pause French ménopause English menopause Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot English pot blend English menopot Blend of menopause + pot, as in pot belly; coined or popularized by Dr. Pamela Peeke.

  1. inherited from *budnós✻
  2. inherited from *puttaz✻
  3. derived from *pott✻
  4. derived from pot — “pot”
  5. inherited from pott
  6. inherited from pot
  7. compounded as menopot — “menopause + pot”

Definitions

  1. Abdominal fat present in post-menopausal women, forming a pot belly.

The neighborhood

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