fatty

[ fat-ee ]

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adjective,fat·ti·er, fat·ti·est.

consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.
Pathology. characterized by overproduction or excessive accumulation of fat.

Origin of fatty

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fat, -y¹

Other words from fatty

fat·ti·ly, adverb
fat·ti·ness, noun

Other definitions for fatty (2 of 2)

fatty²

[ 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

First recorded in 1790–1800 (def. 1); 2003 (def. 2); see origin at fat, -y²

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How to use fatty in a sentence

This professional seducer, of sorts, has been pictured holding a T-shirt reading “Diss Fatties, Bang Hotties.”
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You know that these fatties actually follow me around on the net now, asking me questions in message boards about engineering?
Makers | 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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British Dictionary definitions for fatty

fatty

/ (ˈfætɪ) /

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

nounplural -ties

informal a fat person

Derived forms of fatty

fattily, adverb
fattiness, noun

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