fatty

UK /ˈfæt.i/ US /ˈfæt.i/

adj 5noun 3

Definitions

adj

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

fatty tissues

fatty meats

Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

fatty liver

fatty pancreas

Like fat; greasy.

Of or related to fat.

fatty acid

fatty alcohol

Literally or figuratively large.

Be careful of the taxi drivers out there though, I've heard they sell you drugs, drop you off at your hotel and then dob you in to the Thai Police to get a fatty reward!

Instead of going my normal route (ordering the book through the store, checking it out in person, and then ordering it online so I could get a fatty discount) I impulsively bought the book.

noun

An obese person.

It's hardly surprising, when it has to support that enormous gut! Lose some weight, fatty!

A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.

We went to Plaster Creek, smoked a fattie, and emerged doing somersaults and cartwheels and laughing.

A type of game played with marbles.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, broken, enough

The doctor said I wasn't eating enough fatty foods to absorb the vitamins properly.

VERB + FATTY

call, called, chill, cut, don't, eat, like, lose

Don't eat fatty foods late at night if you want to sleep well.

FATTY + NOUN

acids, foods, glycerol, meat, meats, minerals, steaks, tissue

Red meat and fatty meats should be eaten in moderation for better health.

PREP.

after, down, into, on, on, with

The doctor warned him against loading down his diet with fatty foods every single day.

ADV.

rather

The meat was rather fatty, so we trimmed off the visible fat before cooking.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a rotund individual

adjective — containing or composed of fat

Antonyms

scrag
nonfat
fat-free
fatless

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

fatty tissues

Wiktionary

fatty meats

Wiktionary

Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty tissue.

Wiktionary

It's hardly surprising, when it has to support that enormous gut! Lose some weight, fatty!

Wiktionary

We went to Plaster Creek, smoked a fattie, and emerged doing somersaults and cartwheels and laughing.

Wiktionary

This is a rather fatty cut of meat.

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Usage Notes

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