POKKO-RI ぽっこり
Meanings
Describes one rounded part bulging, protruding, or sticking out conspicuously above the surrounding flatter area.
Examples
Drinking too much beer has left me with a little protruding belly.
ビールの飲み過ぎで、お腹がぽっこりしている。
Dogmatic Opinion
Most of the time, the thing I imagine going POKKO-RI is a belly.
It has a childlike body-shape quality: the chest may be fairly flat, but the abdomen alone sticks out noticeably because of food, drink, or sometimes even malnutrition.
I do not think mere swelling above the surroundings is enough. There needs to be a clear contrast between the flatter area and the rounded bulge.
I would not normally describe breasts or nipples as POKKO-RI.
The protrusion is rounded, not sharp.
Proximate Expression
flabby
bulky
Related Words
For Japanese Learners
A little protruding belly, rounded tummy, rounded bulge, bump, and stick out may fit. POKKO-RI emphasizes one rounded area projecting from a flatter surrounding surface. It is especially common with the abdomen.
