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fatso

[ fat-soh ]

noun

Informal: Disparaging and Offensive.
plural fatsos, fatsoes.
  1. a fat person (used as a term of address).


fatso

/ ˈæٲəʊ /

noun

  1. slang.
    a fat person: used as an insulting or disparaging term of address
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fatso1

1940–45; perhaps Fats a nickname for a fat person ( fat, -s 4 ) + -o; also compared with fat sow, German Fettsau
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In her autobiography, she recounts the story of being called a “fatso” when trying to get into a volleyball game.

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When a jock calls her “fatso” on her first day of school in Miami, Cucu chucks his football.

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When a jock calls her “fatso” on her first day in her new school, she responds by tossing his football over her shoulder, settling a matter.

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“I’m a fatty fat fatso. That’s probably not the best thing — and I’ve got some other issues, but that’s just the way it is. We have got to move on with our lives,” he noted.

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George, whom Phil calls “fatso,” is his gentlemanly opposite, always freshly bathed, neatly dressed and unfailingly polite.

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