phat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fæt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fat)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
phat  (fat),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Printing[Typesetting.]fat (def. 25).
  • by respelling, respelled

phat1 ,adj. 
  1. Slang Termsgreat;
    wonderful;
    terrific.
  • respelling, respelled of fat 1960–65, American.

phat,1 +adj. 
  1. Slang Termsgreat;
    wonderful;
    terrific.
  • respelling, respelled of fat 1960–65, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phat / fæt/
  1. terrific; superb
Etymology: 20th Century: from African American slang, a corruption of fat
'phat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aphasia - fat - phatic

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