fatty
pronunciation
How to pronounce fatty in British English:
UK [ˈfæti]
How to pronounce fatty in American English:
US [ˈfæti]
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- Noun:
- a rotund individual
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- Adjective:
- containing or composed of fat
Word Origin
- fatty (adj.)
- late 14c., from fat + -y (2). As a name for a fat person, attested by 1797 (with -y (3)).
Example
- 1. Nothing starts the day off better than a couple of eggs and fatty bacon .
- 2. Fatty foods may play a role in reducing allergic symptoms , a study by edinburgh scientists has shown .
- 3. Emotional eating often leads to eating too much , especially too much of high-calorie , sweet , fatty foods .
- 4. You can save time by just adding fatty food directly to your butt .
- 5. I also ate three pieces of fatty fish a week .