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noun

the code name for the plutonium-core, implosion-type atom bomb the U.S. first tested and then dropped on Nagasaki in 1945.

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How to use Fat Man in a sentence

Most people wouldn't look twice at a “fat man” walking hand-in-hand with an attractive, skinny woman.
Plus-Size Model, Jennifer Maitland: Get Over the Word ‘Fat’|Jennifer Maitland|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you push the fat man onto the tracks, however, he will stop the train, saving the five, but dying as a result.
Would You Kill the Fat Man? And Other Conundrums|Robert Herritt|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ditka: “Fridge is a big man with some fat on; not just a big fat man.”
The Hit Heard Around the World|Rich Cohen|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was a prized image in Chicago: the joy of the fat man in the open field.
The Hit Heard Around the World|Rich Cohen|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

"You can't make a fat man skinny by tightening his belt," observed John Maynard Keynes.
What Should a Limited Government Do?|Justin Green|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The fat man watched the flush on Dick's face as he spoke, and was apparently gratified.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
He was a fat man—eating roast pork, and apple-sauce, and mashed potatoes, and bread.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
There is a huge fat man seated on a low stool cleaning the boots of another man equally stout.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
One of them, a fat man who had blonde hair and sang bass, eventually took Peter's order.
The Boy Grew Older|Heywood Broun
"There must have been a fat man who was unsteady on his feet," observed the Captain.
Boy Scouts in the Philippines|G. Harvey Ralphson