Words & TermsWork, bush and rural life
verandah over the toy shop
A protruding belly or beer gut on a man.
In a sentence
The story described him as a verandah over the toy shop.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre documents the Australian phrase from the late twentieth century, including related verandah-over-the-toolshed forms.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established