bellyful
Use Bellyful in a sentence
iˌfʊl noun, plural bel·ly·fuls. Informal.
all that a person can tolerate: I've had a bellyful of your whining.
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| —n | |
| 1. | as much as one wants or can eat |
| 2. | slang more than one can tolerate |
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Bellyful
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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bellyful definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
People have had a bellyful of an economic system that benefits only the wealthy.
Wayward penguin has surgery to remove bellyful of debris.
The seal seemed relaxed, probably digesting a bellyful of river herring.
We have had our bellyful of a species of wretchedness which is thoroughly pleased with itself.
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