“I tried watching some belly dancing today, but I just don’t have the stomach for it”
To “not have the stomach for (something)” means to lack the courage, determination, or resolve to do it. The idiom usually doesn’t involve the stomach, but there are belly dancing jokes.
“Belly dancing: do you have the stomach for it?” was posted on Facebook by Rachael Borek - Manchester Bellydance on March 8, 2012. “I tried watching some belly dancing today, but I just don’t have the stomach for it” was posted on X/Twitter by Michael Du Pont on November 18, 2012. “I was asked if I would try belly dancing. I just don’t think I have the stomach for it” was posted on Facebook by Katy Haseley on October 16, 2023. “I just quit belly dancing. I no longer have the stomach for it” was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on November 17, 2024.
Wikipedia: Belly dance
Belly dance (Arabic: رقص شرقي, romanized: Raqs sharqi, lit. ‘oriental dance’) is a Middle Eastern dance that originated in Egypt, which features movements of the hips and torso. A Western-coined exonym, it is also referred to as Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance. It has evolved to take many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style; with the styles and costumes of Egypt being the most recognized worldwide due to Egyptian cinema.
The Free Dictionary
have the stomach for
not have the stomach for (something)
1. To lack the courage, determination, or resolve to do, face, or experience something unpleasant. Can also be phrased as “have no stomach for something.”
2. To be unable to tolerate a certain food.
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Scumbag 747 Pilot
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> > Genuine Belly-Dancin’, Hommous-eatin’ Lebanese-American TRailer Park Princess!
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I’m surprised you have the stomach for it!
Facebook
Rachael Borek - Manchester Bellydance
March 8, 2012 at 12:03 PM ·
It’s great to see something positive in the press about bellydance… I’m not sure where the reporter got the idea that you need to be fat though!
Belly dancing: do you have the stomach for it?
express.co.uk
Belly dancing: do you have the stomach for it?
Express Yourself :: Belly dancing: do you have the stomach for it? - Features, diet, real-life and huma
X/Twitter
scum
@RossMcDangerous
The thought of belly dancing terrifies me. I don’t have the stomach for it.
11:03 AM · Mar 24, 2012
X/Twitter
Michael Du Pont
@MikeDComedy
I tried watching some belly dancing today, but I just don’t have the stomach for it.
10:16 PM · Nov 18, 2012
Facebook
Bobby Wayne Daniels Jr.
June 13, 2013 at 7:54 PM ·
King Solomon wanting to be entertained asked one of his wives to do a belly-dancing routine. The wife replied, “Oh king, I cannot. I just don’t have the stomach for it anymore.”
X/Twitter
Thaddeus Honeycutt
@ThadHoneycutt
I tried to watch some belly dancing, but I don’t have the stomach for it.
4:13 AM · Oct 20, 2013
X/Twitter
Thaddeus Honeycutt
@ThadHoneycutt
I wanted to watch some belly dancing, but just didn’t have the stomach for it.
7:25 AM · Jun 23, 2015
X/Twitter
Bellyfitness
@BellyFitnessUK
Belly dancing: do you have the stomach for it? http://bit.ly/2nvFCuC
5:45 AM · Mar 29, 2017
Facebook
Rob Sanders
Mach 4, 2018 at 6:53 PM ·
I tried belly dancing once,,, but had to give it up,,, just didn’t have the stomach for it 😁
X/Twitter
partydwarf
@partydwarf1
I don’t know if it’s still hip to say chewing the fat, but have you the guts for some naval gazing?
I’ve tried watching belly dancing but I just can’t stomach it anymore! 🤣🤣🤣
12:21 AM · Nov 30, 2021
Facebook
Katy Haseley
October 16, 2023 at 3:27 PM ·
I was asked if I
would try belly dancing.
I just don’t think I have the stomach for it.
X/Twitter
Moz Perkins ⚓️ Author 🏴🇬🇧
@MozPerkins
I was asked if I wanted to try belly dancing.
But I said, “No, don’t think I have the stomach for it…”
6:39 PM · Oct 20, 2023
Reddit—Oneliners
Stikki_Minaj—November 17, 2024
I just quit belly dancing. I no longer have the stomach for it
X/Twitter
swollenvoice
@swollenvoice
I just quit belly dancing, I no longer have the stomach for it.
2:22 PM · Nov 23, 2024
X/Twitter
LaughBreak || Dad Jokes ‘N More
@MediocreJoker85
I just quit belly dancing.
I no longer have the stomach for it.
5:03 PM · Dec 30, 2024
X/Twitter
Robert Wilkinson
@robertwlk
I’ve given up belly dancing.
I no longer have the stomach for it.
7:53 AM · Jan 9, 2025