adjective
phat
fat
adjective
1
(slang) Excellent, impressive, or very good.
"That new track has a phat bassline."
"He rolled up in a phat new car."
How to Use Phat
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for "excellent" or "cool," popularized in hip-hop culture from the 1990s onward.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with the ordinary adjective "fat," which just means overweight or thick.
When to use it
Very informal and now somewhat dated slang — mostly associated with 1990s hip-hop culture.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
phatter comparative, phattest superlative
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Etymology
Slang from African American Vernacular English, deliberately spelled to look distinct from the ordinary word "fat" even though it grew out of the same word.