fatbergn.

Brit.

/ˈfatbəːɡ/, U.S.

/ˈfætˌbərɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fat n.², berg n.²

Etymology: < fat n.² + berg n.², after iceberg n.

Chiefly British.

A large lump or mass consisting chiefly of cooking fat which has congealed and hardened after being poured down a domestic drain; (now esp.) a very large mass of solid or compacted waste found blocking a sewage system.

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2008 Birmingham Post 22 Jan. 13/1 An initial display of photographs showing some of Britain's mounting tide of rubbish in situ (particularly memorable are the large, rock-like lumps of cooking fat [Alistair] Grant calls ‘fatbergs’, washed up on Newborough Beach).

2010 Hackney Gaz. (Nexis) 23 Dec. In December, around 25 per cent more fat goes down drains. This forms ‘fatbergs’ that cool and harden, blocking the sewer.

2014 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Nov. a21/2 There was..a ‘fatberg’ of congealed lard the size of a bus plucked out of the sewers of London.

2016 P. Warner Octopus 38 ‘It's no bus-sized fatberg either,’ he continued..‘but the result of all the little spills, hastily wiped up over the years.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fatberg
释义	fatbergn. Brit. /ˈfatbəːɡ/, U.S. /ˈfætˌbərɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fat n.², berg n.² Etymology: < fat n.² + berg n.², after iceberg n. Chiefly British. A large lump or mass consisting chiefly of cooking fat which has congealed and hardened after being poured down a domestic drain; (now esp.) a very large mass of solid or compacted waste found blocking a sewage system. ΚΠ 2008 Birmingham Post 22 Jan. 13/1 An initial display of photographs showing some of Britain's mounting tide of rubbish in situ (particularly memorable are the large, rock-like lumps of cooking fat [Alistair] Grant calls ‘fatbergs’, washed up on Newborough Beach). 2010 Hackney Gaz. (Nexis) 23 Dec. In December, around 25 per cent more fat goes down drains. This forms ‘fatbergs’ that cool and harden, blocking the sewer. 2014 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Nov. a21/2 There was..a ‘fatberg’ of congealed lard the size of a bus plucked out of the sewers of London. 2016 P. Warner Octopus 38 ‘It's no bus-sized fatberg either,’ he continued..‘but the result of all the little spills, hastily wiped up over the years.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2008
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