Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phat

/fæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: phat
IPA: /fæt/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excellent; cool; very good.

Slang

adj

Slang

adj

Rich in texture; prominent.

Slang

noun

An English trick-taking partnership card game descended from the game of all fours.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Aiyyo, Nas? Fuck that, man, that shit was phat / But kick that for them gangstas, man, fuck all that!"
"We saw the kind of life bailers and hustlers were living. The women, the flamboyant cars, the phat mansions, the mad platinum jewelry."
"The song has a phat bass line."

Etymology

The term derives from African American Vernacular English as a deliberate misspelling of the word fat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phatter (comparative) phattest (superlative)

Derived Forms

PAWG phatness

Phrases

big phat phat pants

Synonyms

cool excellent fab ace admirable amazing awe-inspiring awesome badass broyal bang on bang-up

Homonyms

fat

Rhymes With

that at fat cat big cat flat sat chat combat matt hat old hat

Questions

How do you pronounce phat?: The recorded pronunciation is /fæt/.
What does phat mean?: Excellent; cool; very good.
Where does phat come from?: The term derives from African American Vernacular English as a deliberate misspelling of the word fat.

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