love handle

== English == === Alternative forms === lovehandle === Etymology === First appears c. 1970 in the publication Current Slang. So called because it is supposed to be grabbed by a partner during sexual intercourse. === Pronunciation === === Noun === love handle (plural love handles) (colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips. Synonyms: spare tire, spare tyre ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== batwing (excess fat under arms)