"phat" meaning in English

See phat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fæt/ Audio: En-au-phat.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-phat.wav [UK] Forms: phatter [comparative], phattest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: The term derives from African American Vernacular English as a deliberate misspelling of the word fat. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fat}} fat Head templates: {{en-adj|phatter}} phat (comparative phatter, superlative phattest)
  1. (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) Excellent; cool; very good. Tags: slang Synonyms: cool, excellent, fab, excellent Translations (slang: excellent): vet (Dutch), génial (French), super (French), genial (German), super (German)
    Sense id: en-phat-en-adj-fxN-x3ks Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 9 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 9 17 Disambiguation of 'slang: excellent': 83 11 6
  2. (slang) Voluptuous Tags: slang Synonyms: foxy, thicc, sexy Translations (slang: sexy): sexy (French), sexy (Italian)
    Sense id: en-phat-en-adj-QU4YPj13 Disambiguation of 'slang: sexy': 4 94 2
  3. (slang, music) Rich in texture; prominent. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: prominent, rocking [slang], juicy
    Sense id: en-phat-en-adj-UzMGvt8u Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: big phat, phatness, phat pants

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for phat meaning in English (4.1kB)

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      "sense": "slang: excellent",
      "word": "vet"
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