big fat

See also: big-fat

English

Alternative forms

• big-fat (uncommon)
• big phat (slang)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɡ.fæt/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Adjective

big fat (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) Complete, utter, total.

   He's a big fat idiot.

2. (idiomatic, colloquial) Huge, colossal.
   • 1918, Fannie Hurst, "A Petal on the Current" (collected in Humoresque, 1919), in Cosmopolitan, vol. 65, p. 42:

     I know a society who will pay you a big fat sum if you'll sign over them eyes for post-mortem laboratory work.

   • 1952, Walt Kelly, Pogo, 25 August 1952 strip:

     [Porkypine:] Why, it's a big fat honor... They'll speech at you an' feed you chicken foot stew an'...
     [Pogo:] But I don't like to listen to them speeches an' I don't care for chicken foots.
     [Porkypine:] If yo' public is gone give you honor, son, they isn't gone let yo' personal taste stand in the way.

   • 2019 May 8, Barney Ronay, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     As Jürgen Klopp took Sadio Mané in his arms and spun him like a beloved ballroom partner, there was a moment of sing-song communion with the Kop. They love these big fat emotional notes here.

Synonyms

• (huge): jumbo, king-sized, mammoth
  • See also Thesaurus:large

Translations

complete

• French: gros (fr), sacré (fr), intégral (fr)

huge

• French: bon gros, énorme (fr)

References

• Big Fat Liar
• Garfield: Big Fat Hairy Deal
• Big Fat Awesome House Party
• Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance
• My Big Fat Independent Movie