fatso

[ fat-soh ]

/ ˈfæt soʊ /

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noun, plural fat·sos, fat·soes.Informal: Disparaging and Offensive.

a fat person (used as a term of address).

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Origin of fatso

1940–45; perhaps Fats a nickname for a fat person (see fat, -s⁴) + -o; also compared with fat sow,German Fettsau

Words nearby fatso

fat pine, fats, Fatshan, fatshedera, fatsia, fatso, fat-soluble, fatstock, fat-tailed sheep, fat tax, fatted calf

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How to use fatso in a sentence

Mibutaltal si Tambuk sa katri, Fatso is sprawled on the bed.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
The woman's face shifted to one side and a man's appeared—a face to justify in full the nickname "Fatso."
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
Anyway, he wants us to and we want to so everything's lovely and so let's get to work on Fatso and his Foster.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
Big Boy was ambling over towards Fatso, apparently to claim his prize.
The Planet with No Nightmare|Jim Harmon

She'd give me Fatso, because he wants to chew me out, but she won't put him on for you.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for fatso

fatso

/ (ˈfætsəʊ) /

noun plural -sos or -soes

slang a fat person: used as an insulting or disparaging term of address

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