Muffin top

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Comparison of muffin and muffin top.

Muffin top (or muffin top girl) is a generally pejorative, slang term for a person, usually female, whose flabby midsection spills over the waistline of his or her pants in a manner that resembles the top of a muffin spilling over its casing. The phenomenon generally occurs when an individual squeezes into low-rise or hip-hugger pants and midriff-baring tops that are arguably undersized for the individual's weight.

In an attempt to avoid this and to comply with the gradual shift away from low-rise jeans, manufacturers have introduced mid-rise jeans which come up higher on the waist and eliminate the "muffin top".^{[citation needed]} Mid-rise jeans have proved popular across North America and manufacturers have also introduced new styles of high-rise jeans.^{[citation needed]}

Muffin top originated as Australian slang in about 2004 but has since become popular in other English-speaking countries. It may have been first popularized by the Australian television show Kath & Kim. Muffin top was earlier used in a different sense (the best part of the muffin) on an episode of the American television show Seinfeld.

The character of Jenna from the sitcom 30 Rock has a hit dance song called "Muffin Top".