big fat

phrase

used for emphasis
That's a big fat lie!
Come here and give me a big fat kiss.
He came home with a big fat F on his report card.

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He's got a big fat bullet wound in his shoulder. Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026 For the third January in a row, Mother Nature is preparing to sock Memphis in the face with a big fat snowball. John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 21 Jan. 2026 That’s the big fat dope’s line. Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026 The big fat lie, though, is that the image of the all-American family, which is maintained at the expense of the rest of the world, will protect those within it. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big fat

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“Big fat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20fat. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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