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fatty

Pronunciation: /ˈfæt.i/

The English word “fatty” has 8 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
  2. Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.
  3. Like fat; greasy.
  4. Of or related to fat.
  5. Literally or figuratively large.

noun

  1. An obese person.
  2. A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.
  3. A type of game played with marbles.

Etymology

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).

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