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phat — [fæt] adj also phat ass AmE informal fashionable, attractive, or desirable used by young people ▪ a phat song ▪ These shoes are just so phat … Dictionary of contemporary English
phat — phat: ↑ phatt … Universal-Lexikon
phat — [ fæt ] adjective INFORMAL very good in quality … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phat — hip hop slang, great, excellent, 1992, originating perhaps in the late 1980s and meaning at first sexiness in a woman. The word itself is presumably a variant of FAT (Cf. fat) (q.v.) in one of its slang senses, with the kind of off beat spelling… … Etymology dictionary
phat — ☆ phat [fat ] adj. phatter, phattest Slang 1. fashionable, stylish, etc. 2. very pleasing, excellent, etc … English World dictionary
phat|ic — «FAT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with communication of friendly feeling or sociableness by words or gestures instead of communication of ideas: »We normally use words to express purpose or to persuade (much less for that “phatic” purpose… … Useful english dictionary
Phat — The term Phat may refer to:*An adjective used in pop culture to express approval. Hence, someone or something that is phat could be entertaining , intelligent , attractive or otherwise to be admired. When the word first surfaced in the 1960s, men … Wikipedia
phat — al·i·phat·ic; ar·al·i·phat·ic; em·phat·ic; em·phat·i·cal; en·do·lym·phat·ic; phat·ic; phos·phat·ic; lym·phat·ic; phat; em·phat·i·cal·ly; em·phat·i·cal·ness; lym·phat·i·cal·ly; phat·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
phat — AND PHAT 1. mod. good; excellent. (This is essentially a respelling of fat, and can have all the senses that fat has. Also explained as pretty, hot, and tempting.) □ His new car is really phat. □ Who is that phat chick you were with? 2. phr.… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
phat — UK [fæt] / US adjective Word forms phat : adjective phat comparative phatter superlative phattest informal very good in quality … English dictionary
phat — I. adjective or fat ˈfat, usu ad.+V Etymology: alteration of fat of copy or type matter : susceptible of easy and rapid setting (as because of plentiful white space or the existence of standing type) contrasted with lean II … Useful english dictionary
