doughnut
n.— «Doughnut—excess fat around the navel.» —“Body Contouring with Liposuction” WSOC-TV (Charlotte, North Carolina) Dec. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
James in Charlotte, North Carolina, notes that when discussing a newborn baby, he’s heard people say something that sounded like, “That baby ‘woh’ seven pounds, two ounces.” He’s never heard that usage before. The...
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Doughnut is what your truck tires leave on the courthouse lawn when you drive there in a circle at 3 a.m. on wet grass, leaving a nice muddy brown circle, yelling Yee-haw! all the while.