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fatty boombalatty

fatty boombalatty noun: an extremely obese person.

Noun

fatty boombalatty (plural fatty boombalatties)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An extremely obese person.
    • Fatty Jones proposed it over his shoulders as he waddled along in the dust. The rest whoop wild agreement. "Fatty, Fatty, boom-a-latty," they screeched joyously.[…]1908, Minnesota Magazine, Volume 14
    • O well, never mind, mother, he can have the ‘fatty, fatty, boom-a-latties’ and I will eat the 'petit pois'. They are sweetest. […]1909, Edith Loring Fullerton, The Lure of the Land, page 58
  2. (slang) An extremely thick joint or blunt of marijuana.

Forms of fatty boombalatty

pluralfatty boombalatties

Origin of fatty boombalatty

From a 19th century children's rhyme: "Fatty, Fatty, Boom-a-latty; This is the way he goes! He is so large around the waist, he can not see his toes!". Earliest written attestation from 1899.

Questions about fatty boombalatty

What does fatty boombalatty mean?
Fatty boombalatty means an extremely obese person.
What part of speech is fatty boombalatty?
Fatty boombalatty is a noun.
What is the plural of fatty boombalatty?
The plural of fatty boombalatty is fatty boombalatties.

Words near fatty boombalatty in the dictionary

  1. fatty alcohol
  2. fatty alcohols
  3. fatty bom bom
  4. fatty bom boms
  5. fatty boombalatties
  6. fatty boombalatty
  7. fatty cutties
  8. fatty cutty
  9. fatty liver
  10. fatty livers
  11. fatty oil

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