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Definition of Michelin man noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Michelin man

noun
 
/ˈmɪtʃəlɪn mæn/,
 
/ˈmɪʃəlɪn mæn/
 
/ˈmɪtʃəlɪn mæn/,
 
/ˈmɪʃəlɪn mæn/
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like the/a Michelin man
  1. having a wide, round body because of being very fat or wearing a lot of thick, heavy clothes
    • I had so many layers of clothes on I looked like the Michelin man.
    • She swelled up like a Michelin man.
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