bacon-fed



bacon-fed

obsolete Overweight and of greasy complexion. Used by the character Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, referring to the "bacon-fed knaves" whom he is about to rob. Those slovenly, bacon-fed men who feed their faces till near bursting fill me with disgust.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Durans-Late Roman
JessiJES-eeEnglish (Modern)
KieronKEER-awn, KEE-ar-awnIrish
Channary-Khmer
Burhan-Arabic, Turkish
Blaanid-Manx