rice-belly n.
1. (W.I.) a stomach swollen from malnutrition and eating only rice.
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2. (W.I.) a child who has such a stomach.
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3. (US) a derog. term for a Chinese person.
Maledicta VII 23: The Chinese were called rice belly and, in black street slang, rice man. |