fatso

American

[fat-soh] / ˈfæt soʊ /

noun

Informal: Disparaging and Offensive.

a fat person (used as a term of address).

fatso British

/ ˈfætsəʊ /

noun

slang a fat person: used as an insulting or disparaging term of address

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Etymology

Origin of fatso

1940–45; perhaps Fats a nickname for a fat person ( see fat, -s ⁴) + -o; also compared with fat sow, German Fettsau

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