fatty

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[ fat-ee ]
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adjective,fat·ti·er, fat·ti·est.
  1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.

  2. Pathology. characterized by overproduction or excessive accumulation of fat.

Origin of fatty

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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

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Other definitions for fatty (2 of 2)

fatty2
[ fat-ee ]

noun,plural fat·ties.Informal.
  1. Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).

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

Origin of fatty

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

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British Dictionary definitions for fatty

fatty

/ (ˈfætɪ) /


adjective-tier or -tiest
  1. containing, consisting of, or derived from fat

  2. having the properties of fat; greasy; oily

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

nounplural -ties
  1. informal a fat person

Derived forms of fatty

  • fattily, adverb
  • fattiness, noun

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