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Vinony

midriff

noun

  1. middle part of the human body
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪdɹɪf/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.

  1. The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.

    “Near-synonym: midsection”

    “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.”