# German goiter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A protruding stomach, especially one supposed to be indicative of excessive consumption of beer.

## Etymology
From German + goiter, from the stereotype that Germans drink a lot of beer, and from the similarity of a protruding stomach to a protruding goiter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/german-goiter