Bacon-fed In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "bacon-fed", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-04-25 07:04

Meaning of Bacon-fed

Bacon-fed old-fashioned adjective phrase derogatory

Used to describe someone who is fat

Look at your bacon-fed belly! You should exercise more.

That bacon-fed man is incredibly fast, which astounds me.

Other phrases about:

lard-arse

Used to describe an obese person

love handles

Excess fat that accumulates around one's waist

tub of guts

Used to indicate a fat person

go/run to seed

1. If someone or something goes to seed or runs to seed, they become dirty, unattractive, unhealthy, or inefficient.
2. (of a plant) to stop blossoming as it produces seeds.

 

Origin of Bacon-fed

This adjective is used by the character Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, alluding to the "bacon-fed knaves" who he is about to rob.

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