Phat

Phat

The term Phat may refer to:

*An adjective used in pop culture to express approval. Hence, someone or something that is "phat" could be "entertaining", "intelligent", "attractive" or otherwise to be admired. When the word first surfaced in the 1960s, men generally used it to describe attractive, or "fine", women. This meaning of "phat" has been assigned numerous backronym meanings, most commonly "Pretty, Hot And Tight", but also including others such as, "Pretty, Hot, and Tempting," and "Pretty, Hot And Thick." Also meaning, "Pretty Hot and Tasty"." or "Perfect Hips and Thighs"Events:
*One of the New Zealand music festivals held on New Years Eve in Inangahua JunctionPeople:
*Phat Wilson (December 29, 1895–August, 1970), a Canadian amateur ice hockey forward who played for the Port Arthur Bearcats
*Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1913–September 30, 1989), a South Vietnamese politician and revolutionary
*Phat Girlz, an American comedy film
*Phat (comics), a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe
*Phật, the Vietnamese term for Buddha

Miscellaneous:
*Phat, a mantric sound
*Phat, abbreviation for "Party Hat" in the online game Runescape
* Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, a Grammy-winning big band playing contemporary swing
*Too Phat, a Malaysian hip-hop duo
*Phat Farm, an urban fashion line created by Russell Simmons
*2Phat, an Irish television programme shown on Network 2
*Phat!, a Japanese company that produces 1/12 scale miniatures of household objects
*Sometimes the original Nintendo DS is called DS Phat to distinguish it from the Lite version since it's release.
*"Phat-Pheet" was a brand or type of shoes made by the British company Lotus Ltd. in the 1920s. The brand is listed in the 1923 catalogue for Lotus Ltd. in the UK National Archives (see the UK National Archives website for reference).
*Phat pants, a kind of pants ravers often wear

See also:
*Fat

The term "phat" is also derived from the VW Phaeton.
*Phat, Slang, Pretty Hot And Thick!


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  • phat — [fæt] adj also phat ass AmE informal fashionable, attractive, or desirable used by young people ▪ a phat song ▪ These shoes are just so phat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • phat — phat: ↑ phatt …   Universal-Lexikon

  • phat — [ fæt ] adjective INFORMAL very good in quality …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • phat — ☆ phat [fat ] adj. phatter, phattest Slang 1. fashionable, stylish, etc. 2. very pleasing, excellent, etc …   English World dictionary

  • phat|ic — «FAT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with communication of friendly feeling or sociableness by words or gestures instead of communication of ideas: »We normally use words to express purpose or to persuade (much less for that “phatic” purpose… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • phat — UK [fæt] / US adjective Word forms phat : adjective phat comparative phatter superlative phattest informal very good in quality …   English dictionary

  • phat — I. adjective or fat ˈfat, usu ad.+V Etymology: alteration of fat of copy or type matter : susceptible of easy and rapid setting (as because of plentiful white space or the existence of standing type) contrasted with lean II …   Useful english dictionary

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