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 24 Sep. 2026.

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