n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag ― more at BUDGET
Date: 1622
1 a : BILGE 1 b : BILGE 2
2 : a protuberant or swollen part or place
3 : ADVANTAGE , UPPER HAND
4 : sudden expansion
synonyms see PROJECTION
– bulgy \ ' b ə l-j ē also ' bu ̇ l- \ adjective