Talk:corporation
Latest comment: 6 months ago by Dinkenfunkle in topic The 4th definition
The 4th definition[edit]
"4. (slang, dated, humorous) A protruding belly (perhaps a play on the word corpulence). Synonym: paunch "
Does anybody else have reservations about this, or can point to a Ref for it, 'cause I have doubts.
I get the link to 'corpulent', but I can't think of ever having seen a usage that suggested it was a meaning of same. And to suggest that 'Corporation' is a synonym of 'paunch' is a pretty long bow. (It certainly doesn't work in reverse, and is not mentioned in the page on 'paunch'.) Dinkenfunkle (talk) 00:53, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
- Green's Dictionary of Slang illustrates a long period of usage. Einstein2 (talk) 00:57, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
- Welp ... I stand corrected. Thanks @Einstein2. Dinkenfunkle (talk) 01:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)