Definition of FATTY

fatty

Plural: fatties

Noun

  • a rotund individual
  • An obese person.
  • A large marijuana cigar; a blunt.
  • A type of game played with marbles.

Adjective

  • containing or composed of fat
    • "fatty food"

Adj

  • Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
  • Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.
  • Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.
  • Like fat; greasy.
  • Of or related to fat.
  • Literally or figuratively large.

Examples

  • "fatty acid"
  • "fatty alcohol"
  • "fatty liver"
  • "fatty meats"
  • "fatty pancreas"
  • "fatty tissues"
  • "It's hardly surprising, when it has to support that enormous gut! Lose some weight, fatty!"

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).

Synonyms

butterball, fat, fat person, fatlike, fatso, roly-poly, steatotic

Antonyms

nonfat, thin person

Scrabble Score: 11

fatty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fatty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fatty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

fatty is a valid Words With Friends word