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fatty

fatty

68 8.4
An insulting word for a person, often a child, who is much heavier than others
  • noun
  • /ˈfæti/
  • Offensive
translation icon : gordo (insulto)
  • She looked at her friend and said, "Don't worry, being called a fatty doesn't define who you are."

He literally goes no food for fatty, I swear.

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Examples

Synonyms

fatso
vsfatty
  • Offensive
22 9.9

An insulting name for a very overweight person

is used mainly for overweight children rather than adults
butterball
vsfatty
  • Offensive
6 7.3

A slightly chubby person often called this name in a friendly way

is offensive rather than playful and often refers to children
roly-poly
vsfatty
  • Informal
1 7.7

A person who is round and plump

is an offensive informal label often applied to children
fatling
vsfatty
  • Offensive
9.6

A small, chubby person people tease

is more insulting and less affectionate despite child focus
podge
vsfatty
  • Offensive
9.7

A person or animal that is short and a little chubby

is more insulting and used especially for children rather than things

Antonyms

4 2.1

A person who has very little body fat and looks underweight

Compounds

fatty acid
  • Specialized
30 3.3

A long acid made of carbon and hydrogen atoms found in fats and oils

fatty tissue
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A part of the body that stores fat for energy and helps keep you warm

omega-3 fatty acid
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A healthy fat in fish and some plants that helps the heart

trans fatty acid
  • Specialized
1 4.0

An unhealthy fat that forms when food makers change oil during processing

fatty liver
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A condition where extra fat builds up in the liver and can make it not work well

1 2.1

Food that has more fat than is healthy

1 4.4

A type of fat in fish and some vegetable oils that can help your heart

fatty oil
  • Specialized
3.7

A liquid from plants or animals that does not evaporate quickly and is used for cooking and skin care

9.9

A lively, extravagant event like a party with loud music and bright lights

A piece of meat with a lot of fat

3.5

A type of oil-like fat with one double bond found in olive oil and avocados

omega-6 fatty acid
  • Specialized
4.2

A type of fat in foods the body must get from the diet

3.6

A type of fat found mainly in animal foods that has no double bonds in its chain

3.7

A fat with double bonds in its carbon chain

How Offensive

fatso
  • Offensive
22 9.9
fatty
  • Offensive
68 8.4

Surface Forms

fatty singular
fatties plural

Morphology

fatty = fat (transparent) = fat + y

The word is built transparently from 'fat' plus the adjectival suffix '-y', and the noun use for a fat person is an easy semantic extension.

Etymology

Fatty used as a noun comes from the adjective fatty (from fat + -y) and was used to call a person 'full of fat'; this use is insulting and cruel, so people should avoid saying it.