fatty
adjective
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L23042 on Wikidata ↗noun
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L320500 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfæt.i/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
“fatty tissues”
“fatty meats”
- Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
“fatty liver”
“fatty pancreas”
- Like fat; greasy.
- Of or related to fat.
“fatty acid”
“fatty alcohol”
- Literally or figuratively large.
“Be careful of the taxi drivers out there though, I've heard they sell you drugs, drop you off at your hotel and then dob you in to the Thai Police to get a fatty reward!”
“Instead of going my normal route (ordering the book through the store, checking it out in person, and then ordering it online so I could get a fatty discount) I impulsively bought the book.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English fat Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fatty From fat + -y (diminutive suffix).
- An obese person.
“It's hardly surprising, when it has to support that enormous gut! Lose some weight, fatty!”
- A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.
“We went to Plaster Creek, smoked a fattie, and emerged doing somersaults and cartwheels and laughing.”
- A type of game played with marbles.