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phat

1

[ fat ]

noun

  1. Typesetting. fat ( def 23 ).


phat

2

adjective

  1. Slang. great; wonderful; terrific.

phat

/ fæt /

adjective

  1. slang.
    terrific; superb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phat1

By respelling

Origin of phat2

1960–65, Americanism; respelling of fat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phat1

C20: from Black slang, a corruption of fat
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Example Sentences

The US last month sanctioned powerful Cambodian tycoon and ruling party Senator Ly Yong Phat, nicknamed the "king of Koh Kong" after his influence over his home province, over alleged connections to the cyberscam industry.

From BBC

“She may be a very strong activist for climate change, but besides that, we also view her as being a person who was very cruel to the rights of the South Vietnamese people during the antiwar protests,” said Phat Bui, a Garden Grove resident and chairman of the Vietnamese American Federation of Southern California.

Group, a conglomerate entirely run by the family of tycoon Ly Yong Phat, a Cambodian senator with close ties to Prime Minister Hun Manet.

Though Ly Yong Phat himself has not faced any human trafficking charges, a casino run by his business has been raided at least twice, and both times authorities rescued people who had been forced to work there in call-center scams and other illicit activities.

Reached by telephone, Ly Yong Phat handed the call off to an assistant, who hung up when asked about the allegations of human trafficking and criminal activity at L.Y.P.

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More About Phat

What does phat mean?

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.

Where does phat come from?

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.

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How is phat used in real life?

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

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Is phat used correctly in the following sentence?

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

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