# phat

Pronunciation: US/AUS say "FAT" /fæt/; UK

## Adjective

1. Excellent, cool, or very good. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Very good, cool, or impressive.
   - _The crew rolled up in a phat ride that turned every head on the block._
   - _Everything about the party felt phat, from the sound system to the guest list._
2. Voluptuous; having a full, curvy figure regarded as attractive. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Having a full, curvy, and attractive body.
   - _Admirers praised her phat curves throughout the pageant._
   - _The dancers were proud of their phat silhouettes on stage._
3. Of a sound or beat, rich in texture and prominent. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Of music or sound, rich, full, and strong.
   - _The synth delivered a phat tone that filled the whole track._
   - _DJs prize a phat kick drum that punches through the mix._

## Noun

4. A card game of English origin, played in partnerships and based on taking tricks, that developed from all fours.
   - Simple: An old English card game for partners, where teams try to win tricks.
   - _The villagers gathered to play phat after the harvest was in._
   - _He learned phat from sailors during the long voyages south._

## Origin

The term comes from African American Vernacular English, where it began as a deliberate misspelling of the word "fat."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/phat (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).