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fat cats

fat cats is the plural of fat cat.

Meaning of fat cat

Noun

fat cat (plural fat cats)

  1. (slang, originally) A rich person who contributes to a political campaign.
    Synonyms:
    angel, big money man
  2. (derogatory, slang) Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labor of others; and/or not to care about those of lesser means.
    • A staggering 57% of American workers believe there is a very real chance they will be unemployed in the next 5 to 7 years. But what does that matter to a bloated millionaire fat-cat like you?1997, John Brancato and Michael Ferris, The Game (motion picture), Daniel Schorr (actor)
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fat, cat.

Questions about fat cats

What is fat cats the plural of?
Fat cats is the plural of fat cat.

Words near fat cats in the dictionary

  1. fat bodies
  2. fat body
  3. fat camp
  4. fat camps
  5. fat cat
  6. fat cats
  7. fat catshark
  8. fat catsharks
  9. fat cell
  10. fat cells
  11. fat chance

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