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small fat

small fat noun: a slightly to moderately overweight person, generally reckoned as a 16-18 in US women's sizes.

Noun

small fat (plural small fats)

  1. (informal) A slightly to moderately overweight person, generally reckoned as a 16-18 in US women's sizes.
    • Interestingly, in a recent study size 16 – 18 was the most common dress size for American women, proving that small fats are totally “average”.2017, Victoria Welsby, "Fat Is Fabulous", fabUplus Magazine, Fall 2017, page 23
    • As a super fat when I’ve pointed this out, by like, saying a size 16 model in an ad is no cause for my personal celebration, or that a new clothing line up to a 3X does nothing for me, etc, I’ve been shouted down for not being excited for the things small fats are now getting. I’m tired.2018, "feelingswithbrandy", quoted in Sarah E. Bolden, "Unsettling Boundaries: (Pre-)Digital Fat Activism, Fatphobia, and Enclave Ambivalence", thesis submitted to Syracuse University, page 127

Forms of small fat

pluralsmall fats
alternative formsmallfat

Questions about small fat

What does small fat mean?
Small fat means a slightly to moderately overweight person, generally reckoned as a 16-18 in US women's sizes.
What part of speech is small fat?
Small fat is a noun.
What is the plural of small fat?
The plural of small fat is small fats.

Words near small fat in the dictionary

  1. small dog syndrome
  2. Small Eid
  3. small end
  4. small end of the wedge
  5. small ends
  6. small fat
  7. small fats
  8. small final
  9. small finals
  10. small firm effect
  11. small firm effects

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