Green’s Dictionary of Slang

awning over the toy shop n.

(Aus.) a male beer belly.

1999		Larry’s Aussie Sl. and Phrase Dict. 🌐 Awning over the toy shop male beer belly.
2000		www.icqgreetings.com 🌐 In honor of the Games of the 27th Olympiad, and to help you understand the local folks, we proudly present The Aussie Slang Dictionary [...] Awning over the toy shop: Beer belly on a man.
2005		R.T. Stone Journals Book II 463: ‘Gordon's got a little awning over the toy shop but he’s sweet.’ ‘Awning over the toy shop?’ Allison quizzed [...] ‘Beer belly,’ Semillon said.
2008		posting at www.themockturtle.com 25 Jan. 🌐 Or has he just got a bit of a belly? Dale Winton described it as an awning over the toyshop.
2009		D. Wagar Status Quo n.p.: ‘You don’t need any more with that gut.’ [...] Jenner stretched impressively, his tunic straining to contain him, ‘This is the awning over the toy shop, darling.’ ‘Gross.’.
2021		Betoota-isms 257: ‘Clive hasn’t been for a run in a while, bloke’s grown a big awning over the toyshop’.