beef trust

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Definition of beef trust in English English dictionary

An overweight or obese person; also used as a collective singular

The beef trust was out in full force – these landladies were all shaped up like barrels, wherever there wasn't a crease in their meat there was a dimple.

Turkish pronunciation

bif trʌst

Pronunciation

/ˈbēf ˈtrəst/ /ˈbiːf ˈtrʌst/

Etymology

() Originally the name of a conglomerate of beef producers; later adopted ironically by US carnival showman WB ‘Billy’ Watson, who used it as the name for his sideshow of overweight women.