noun
midriff
Midriff (noun) means the middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist.
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The middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist.
"But by Season 3, she said her patience had fizzled like bad Champagne after Emily grossly mispronounced “bien sûr” (“of course!”), flashed her midriff at the office and mistook George Sand, the French romantic writer, as a man."
— Dan Bilefsky, American Expatriates in Paris Wish Emily Cooper Would Go Home (2023)
"I stuck it out for about an hour and then, apprised by a hollow feeling in the midriff that the dinner hour was approaching, laid a course for home."
— Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1960)
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif ("the midriff; diaphragm"), which traces to Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- plus riff.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of midriff?
"midriff" (noun) means the middle part of the body, between the chest and the waist.
What is another word for midriff?
Other words for "midriff" include midsection, middle, diaphragm.
