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▪ I. † phat(e
obs. erron. form of fat n.1, vat.
1678Phil. Trans. XII. 1063 As the Brine runs from the Salt after it is laded out of the Phats.
▪ II. phat, a. slang (orig. U.S., esp. among African-Americans).
Brit. |fæt|, U.S. |fæt|
[Probably a respelling of fat adj.; compare the similar use of large adj. etc., as terms of approbation.
The explanations of the term as an acronym given in quots. 1974 b and 2000 b are likely to be later rationalizations.]
a. Of a person, esp. a woman: sexy, attractive.
b. Esp. of music: excellent, admirable; fashionable, ‘cool’.
Particularly associated with the hip-hop subculture.
1963Time 2 Aug. 14 Negro argot... Mellow, phat, stone, boss. General adjectives of approval. 1974H. L. Foster Ribbin' ii. 52 This teacher, however, was a ‘phat tip’.. [Note] My informants tell me that the letters in ‘phat’ stand for ‘pussy’, ‘hips’, ‘ass’, and ‘tits’ or a ‘pretty hole at all time’. 1992Face Dec. 68 They're just really distinctive—a London crew with a really phat funk sound. 2000Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 18 Nov. For..Barry Bonds it's Song 2 by Blur. Phat! (Pretty Hot and Tempting.) |