American English, ever evolving, now apparently includes "muffin top" in its professional, technical vocabulary to describe the unflattering bunches of fat that appear on women's waists when they wear tight-belted, low jeans. Watching the evening news, Todd came across a report on plastic surgery in which a newscaster remarked, in all earnestness: "And THIS woman had her muffin top removed." I'm not sure whether I find the mutilation of the woman or the language more upsetting.
