fatphobe
fatphobe noun: one who has a negative perception of fat people and/or obesity.
Noun
fatphobe (plural fatphobes)
- One who has a negative perception of fat people and/or obesity.
- Here's a perfect reply to a fatphobe: "It's not my fat you hate, it's yourself. And you have every reason to."1997, BBW, Volume 18, Issues 1-6, page 18
- What if my seatmate was a sadistic fatphobe who would lean on our shared armrest just to see me wince in pain as it dug into my hip?2002, BBW, Volume 22, Issues 3-4, page 56
- A person who worries excessively about the fat content of their food.
- The Thursday special of sweet/sour spareribs in a pineapple sauce is a joy, but not for the fatphobe.2005, Jane Stern, Michael Stern, Roadfood: The Coast-to-Coast Guide to 500 of the Best Barbecue Joints, Lobster Shacks, Ice Cream Parlors, Highway Diners, and Much, Much More, Broadway Books, →ISBN...
- I prefer this — the pork fat made the sauce a little too oily for absolute comfort, and I am no fatphobe, as you know — and more pointedly so do my children.2010, Nigella Lawson, Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home, Knopf, →ISBN
Antonyms of fatphobe
Forms of fatphobe
| plural | fatphobes |
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Origin of fatphobe
From fat + -phobe.
Questions about fatphobe
- What does fatphobe mean?
- Fatphobe means one who has a negative perception of fat people and/or obesity.
- What part of speech is fatphobe?
- Fatphobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of fatphobe?
- The plural of fatphobe is fatphobes.
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