overhang

Meanings

Verb

• To hang over (something).
• To impend.

Noun

• The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
• That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
• A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
• Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.

Origin

• From Old English oferhangan, corresponding to over- + hang.