fatty
1 Americannoun
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fatties
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Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
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a large marijuana cigarette, often shared and consumed by a group, with a shape and size similar to a cigar.
adjective
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containing, consisting of, or derived from fat
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having the properties of fat; greasy; oily
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(esp of tissues, organs, etc) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat
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Etymology
Origin of fatty1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fat, -y 1
Origin of fatty2
First recorded in 1790–1800 fatty 2 ( def. 1 ); 2003 fatty 2 ( def. 2 ); see origin at fat, -y 2
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When combined, however, the two factors had a much stronger effect, significantly increasing fat accumulation and worsening fatty liver.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The findings suggested that cells deprived of Mitch were changing how they distributed and used these lipids, drawing on some of their available fatty resources to support increased energy consumption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
They found that MTCH2 helps regulate the movement of fatty acids into mitochondria, where these molecules can be broken down to produce energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
All participants rarely ate fish, a major dietary source of omega-3 fatty acids, and were considered at elevated risk for Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The strong fatty cheese tastes just like the kind Prim makes, the apples are sweet and crunchy.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
I’d probably be considered a bad fatty and so would a lot of other fatties I know.
From Time ● Jan. 5, 2015
And I know it's a morality tale like Shockheaded Peter, but those children were bullies and pyromaniacs, not shy fatties.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2013
Pigeons don’t migrate, though, and despite their seasonal weight gain, birds tend not to be among the world’s top fatties.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2012
“No. They’re sports stars, actors, artists. The men with stringy hair are musicians, I think. The really ugly ones are politicians, and someone told me the fatties are mostly comedians.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Say, all the fifty-seven varieties was represented,—tall ones, short ones, thin ones,219 plump ones, and plain fatties.
From Torchy by George Brehm
It could be that processing the ground pork patties, which involved grinding the meat and adding the fattier meat to the lean, affected the kinetics of digestion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025
They often import lean beef from countries such as Australia and New Zealand to blend with fattier U.S. supplies to make hamburgers.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2023
You start with bone-in, skin-on thighs, which tend to be fattier than other cuts of chicken.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2023
Because they’re often thinner and fattier, they may cook a little more quickly than breasts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
"I wonder if you have anything to do with an old friend of my fattier, Archdeacon Bakkus?"
From The Mountebank by William John Locke
The brain is the body's fattiest organ, with fatty compounds called lipids making up 60% of its weight.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
Chinook are the biggest, fattiest and highest-quality salmon.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Many people nowadays shy from eating pork, especially the fattiest parts, but it serves as the base and the literal meat and bones of Hoppin’ John.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
Cold water produces the biggest, fattiest varieties of zooplankton.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2020
A lumbering, chunky beast clad in a sheep-like coat of hair, it is the hairiest and fattiest of pigs.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2019
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