phat

Phat is a slang term that means great or superb, as in The upcoming artist dropped some phat beats on the new rap album. 

Phat can also be used to describe a person as very attractive, especially a woman who has shapely curves.

Example: My friend rides a phat car that looks amazing every time I see it.

The first records of phat come from around 1960. It is an Americanism that comes from Black slang as a respelling of the word fat. The word fat can mean someone is rich (fat cat) or something is plentiful (a fat stack of dollar bills).

Phat comes from Black slang and has been commonly used within the hip-hop community. For example, it was used in the 1996 song “No Diggity” by Blackstreet and the 2000 song “Stan” by Eminem. Phat is no longer as common as it once was and is often used as a positive way to describe a curvaceous woman.

What are some synonyms for phat?

• great
• terrific
• superb
• wonderful

What are some words that share a root or word element with phat? 

• fat

What are some words that often get used in discussing phat?

• hip-hop
• rap
• clothing
• beat
• rhymes

Phat isn’t as common as it once was. It is often used as a positive term to describe curvaceous women.

Epik is back with another phat track,
We’re the mutants of the hip-hop scene; rap’s black cat – high skool

— Epik High lyrics bot (@EpikHighsongBot) June 1, 2021

DJ, PLAY THOSE PHAT BEATS

— Jenn McAllister (@jennmcallister) September 4, 2014

Would it have killed the little drummer boy to also drop some phat rhymes?

— Tim Siedell (@badbanana) December 18, 2012

Is phat used correctly in the following sentence?

The athlete was looking phat with an ugly shirt and terrible fashion sense.