Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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Who made that smelly fart? 3. n. a stu-
pid, despicable, and annoying person.
(Usually objectionable.) The guy’s
nothing but a fart. Just forget him.

fart aroundin. to waste time; to do some-
thing ineffectually or inefficiently. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) Stop farting around
and get to work!


fart holen. a wretched and worthless per-
son; an asshole.(Rude and derogatory.)
Stop acting like such a fart hole! 
Come on, fart hole! Get moving!


fart offin. to waste time; to goof off. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) Why are you fart-
ing off when there’s work to be done?


fartsn. fine arts. (Use discretion with fart.)
Ted is studying over in the farts de-
partment. Fred took a course in farts
and hated it.


fart sackn. one’s bed. (Military. Appar-
ently a place where one can break wind
at will. Usually objectionable.) Come
on! Get out of the fart sack and get moving!


fast buckGo to quick buck.


fast footworkGo to fancy footwork.


fast onen. a clever and devious trick. (See
also pull a fast one.) That was a fast
one. I didn’t know you were so devious. 
This was the last fast one like that you’ll
ever pull on me.


fat 1. mod. great; excellent. The fireworks
in the park were really fat this year! 
Mary thought the rally was fat, but left
early anyway. 2. mod. well supplied with
something; having an overabundance of
something. When it comes to printer
paper, this place is fat. We’re f at w it h
paper, but there’s not a ribbon in sight. 3.
mod. sexy. She is one fat sister! Yo u
are truly fat, Wendy.


fat as a beached whalephr. very, very fat.
(Often with as.) That dame is as fat as
a beached whale.


fat-ass(ed)mod. having large buttocks. 
Get your fat-ass self outa my car! Who
is that fat-assed dame over there?


fat-cat 1. n. someone with great wealth and
the accompanying success. I like to


watch the fat-cats go by in their beemers.
I’m no fat-cat. I’m usually financially
embarrassed in fact. 2. mod. having to do
with wealth or a wealthy person. Yo u’ l l
never see me driving any of those fat-cat
cars. I just have a bank account. No fat-
cat investments.
fat chancen. a very poor chance. (Sarcas-
tic.) Fat chance I’ll ever get a new car.
Me, get an A? Fat chance.
fat city 1. n. a state of wealth and comfort;
easy street. She’s living in fat city ever
since she inherited her fortune. I could
settle down in fat city without any trouble.


  1. n. fatness (expressed as a place). I’ve
    had it with fat city. I’m going on a diet. 
    Sally is well on her way to fat city.
    fatheadn. a stupid person; someone who
    has fat where brains ought to be. Yo u
    can be such a fathead! Paul, you are be-
    ing a perfect fathead.
    fatheadedmod. stupid. Now that is
    really a fatheaded idea. It’s not fat-
    headed! Let’s not come up with a fat-
    headed plan. This one has to make sense.
    fat lipGo to lip.
    fat skrilln. lots of money (See also skrilla.)
    The car cost some real fat skrill.
    fatso[“fAtso] n. a fat person. (Cruel. Also
    a rude term of address.) Hey, fatso! Go
    on a diet! Some fatso tried to get on the
    plane and couldn’t even get through the
    door!
    fattyn. a derogatory nickname for a fat
    person. (Cruel. Also a rude term of ad-
    dress.) Okay, fatty, you get the biggest
    piece of cake because you deserve it. 
    That fatty over there is going to eat up all
    the snacks.
    fattygews[“fAtigjuz] n. fatigues. (Origi-
    nally military.) I’ll slip into some fat-
    tygews and be right with you. Whose
    fattygews are piled here in the corner?
    FBGo to fuck bunny.
    feather brainn. a stupid person. (Also a
    rude term of address.) Gary is such a
    feather brain. Hey, feather brain. Wake
    up and get busy!


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