fatso
Americannoun
plural
fatsos, fatsoesnoun
Etymology
Origin of fatso
1940–45; perhaps Fats a nickname for a fat person ( fat, -s 4 ) + -o; also compared with fat sow, German Fettsau
Example Sentences
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“I’m a fatty fat fatso. That’s probably not the best thing — and I’ve got some other issues, but that’s just the way it is. We have got to move on with our lives,” he noted.
From Washington Times
And if this wasn’t foolish enough, ol’ fatso was only halfway done but fully spent when he got passed by a lighter, younger, more athletic guy.
From Fox News
Linda: I recently heard Glenn Beck refer to the president as a socialist and call filmmaker Michael Moore a “fatty-fatty fatso.”
From Washington Post
The sooner people realize it, the better off we'll all feel and the fewer busybody "here's how you lose weight, and you really need to drop those pounds, fatso" articles we will have to endure.
From New York Times
Ms. Sidibe said — and who called his firstborn daughter “fatso,” as did her relatives, while outlining her future as a good Muslim wife.
From New York Times
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