Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
hint of a gut
English answer:
Had a bit of a stomach
English term
Indonesia
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Native in: Indonesian 
, Javanese
Works in: English to Indonesian
hint of a gut
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Suzan Hamer
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Netherlands
Fussy editing for fussy people.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: English, Dutch to English
Had a bit of a stomach
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"Just a hint of" means that he wasn't quite fat, didn't quite have a fat stomach, but only the beginning of one.
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Joyce A
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Thank you, Joyce.
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Jim Tucker (X)
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Thanks, Jim.
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John Detre
: yes, just a little, definitely less than a beer belly
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Yes, just a suggestion of a "belly".... Thanks, John.
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David Knowles
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Thank you, David.
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Mark Nathan
: a little heavy around the middle
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Thanks, Nathan, that's right.
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David Hollywood
: a wee bit bulky around the middle :) well less than "bulky" just a little more beef than should be lol
2 hrs
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Yes, David. Thank you.
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Robert Forstag
: Was somewhat chubby; was husky around the middle, etc.
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Thank you, Robert.
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Rolf Keiser
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Thanks, Goldcoaster.
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Thayenga
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Thank you, Thayenga.
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Stephanie Ezrol
: I would stress that hint would mean barely noticeable,just a bit more than a completely flat abdomen
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Yes, Stephanie, that's right. Thank you.
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J Celeita (X)
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Thank you, Jesi.
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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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Thanks.
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Arabic & More
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Thanks you, Amel.
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Gary D
: A 6 pack that has turned into a 10ltr keg....10 ltr keg is a small one...normal keg is about 18 - 25 liters
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Welll... not quite, but just beginning to... it MAY turn into..... Thanks, Gary.//OK, thanks for the clarification... I wouldn't know...
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Phong Le
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Thank you, Phong Le.
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British Diana
: the "stomach" is a bit of an euphemism anyway, as the actual digestive organ is not itself involved, it is rather the fat which is beginning to gather around this region.//Yes, but "abdomen" is not normally used in a description of a person, or is it?
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Yes, technically, the gut is the bowels or lower intestinal canal. But in common use, gut refers to the belly/stomach region. I guess abdomen or abdominal area is a more accurate description of the part of the body beginning to show a bit extra weight/fat
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Discussion
The BE word I used as a child for the "belly" part is "tummy" , which is linguistically a variant of "stomach". So a "tummy ache" is the same as a "belly ache", as it is not usually centred in the stomach.
"Paunch" is used for the protuding male (;-)) "beer belly" (in German slang "Pullenfriedhof" - literally burial place of beer bottles)