Muffin top

A muffin-top is overhanging fat that spills over the waistline of pants or skirts like the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing.

Origin
Muffin-top originated as Australian slang in mid-2003, but has since become popular in other English-speaking countries. It may have been first popularized by the Australian television show Kath & Kim. Australia's Macquarie Dictionary named "muffin-top" the word of the year in 2006; the American Dialect Society named it one of the "most creative" new terms that same year. The Oxford English Dictionary added the term to its revised online edition in March 2011.

According to William Safire, writing in The New York Times Magazine, "Muffin-top fills a lexical void" and "describes the roll of excess flesh spilling out primarily in front but possibly all around."

Use in popular media
In November 2007, the BBC website published an article entitled "Is this the end of the muffin top?" which described a fashion trend for high-waisted shorts, trousers and miniskirts, which they believed would prevent the appearance of muffin tops. Laura Craik, however, fashion editor for London's Evening Standard, said that she did not think it spelled the end of the muffin top, but that "perhaps they will be in retreat for a while."

A popular song from 30 Rock features Jenna singing about her muffin top.

In 2014, Canadian comedienne Erin Keaney released a song and music video titled Muffin Top, a rap that promotes self-esteem and positive body-image for women and young girls, and also fights against peer-pressure and bullying based on body-type.