fatty

[fat-ee]

noun, plural fat·ties. Informal.

Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).

a large marijuana cigarette, often shared and consumed by a group, with a shape and size similar to a cigar.

Origin of fatty

1790–1800 for def.1; 2003 for def. 2; fat -y²

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Historical Examples of fatties

You know that these fatties actually follow me around on the net now, asking me questions in message boards about engineering?
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Cory Doctorow
Lester was more interested in what people had to say on the engineering message-boards than chatting with the fatties.
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Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for fatties

fatty

adjective -tier or -tiest

containing, consisting of, or derived from fat

having the properties of fat; greasy; oily

(esp of tissues, organs, etc) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat

noun plural -ties

informal a fat person

Derived Formsfattily, adverbfattiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for fatties

fatty

adj.

late 14c., from fat + -y (2). As a name for a fat person, attested by 1797 (with -y (3)).

fatties in Medicine

fatty

[făt′ē]

n.

Containing or composed of fat.

Characteristic of fat; greasy.

Derived from or chemically related to fat.