as in awesome
of the very best kind
fans agree that the rapper's latest CD is totally phat
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Recent Examples of phat
In pop culture, psychedelia is a Day-Glo tapestry of mandalas, black-light inks, tie-dye, and phat pants embossed with lime-green alien heads.
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Wired, 28 July 2022
The brown Docs, with their phat-with-aph soles and telltale yellow AirWair tag at the ankle, were comparatively attainable.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2021
Mother’s Grille offers an extensive menu featuring food made from scratch, and specializing in phat crab cakes, juicy steaks, fresh fish, 15 flavors of wings, 20 types of burgers, and Pop Pop’s Ice Cream, made in-house with love!
—baltimoresun.com, 28 June 2021
Tony Swan Listen up, all you nouveau-riche rappers and cash-phat NBA power forwards who are right now trading in your G-wagens for this even-more-expensive super-status symbol: You can get stuck in the mud in this wundertruck very easily with these Pirellis, which are designed for the highway.
—Dan Neil, Car and Driver, 2 June 2020
His surf ranch, to be constructed near Jupiter Farms, will consist of a 2,000-foot-long artificial lake that will generate phat tubes perfectly suited for shacking.
—Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Tune in Monday when Judd drops more phat rhymes from the world of puzzlecore.
—Garth Sundem, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2012
Wired, 28 July 2022
The brown Docs, with their phat-with-aph soles and telltale yellow AirWair tag at the ankle, were comparatively attainable.
—Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2021
Mother’s Grille offers an extensive menu featuring food made from scratch, and specializing in phat crab cakes, juicy steaks, fresh fish, 15 flavors of wings, 20 types of burgers, and Pop Pop’s Ice Cream, made in-house with love!
—baltimoresun.com, 28 June 2021
Tony Swan Listen up, all you nouveau-riche rappers and cash-phat NBA power forwards who are right now trading in your G-wagens for this even-more-expensive super-status symbol: You can get stuck in the mud in this wundertruck very easily with these Pirellis, which are designed for the highway.
—Dan Neil, Car and Driver, 2 June 2020
His surf ranch, to be constructed near Jupiter Farms, will consist of a 2,000-foot-long artificial lake that will generate phat tubes perfectly suited for shacking.
—Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Tune in Monday when Judd drops more phat rhymes from the world of puzzlecore.
—Garth Sundem, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phat
Adjective
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Although a recent visit to Palo Alto’s Taverna was lackluster except for the awesome outdoor décor and cute waiters, its sister ship in Portola Valley is absolutely lovely, and the food more in line with expectation.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The first stop on this retrospective journey is the Cold War, a time marked by scientific breakthroughs that were both awesome and terrifying.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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The German is an excellent all-round forward who excels in bringing the best out of the teammates around him.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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While not every product in the brand’s SOS collection includes hypochlorous acid (an excellent anti-acneic ingredient), the serum does.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her signature red curls were piled atop her head into an updo secured with a lovely headband.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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That insurance plays such a material role in shaping Simon’s dilemma is a lovely bit of mundanity.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Monticello is stunningly beautiful.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For those who aren’t aware of the background, Bertone is a legendary Italian auto design house famous for cars like the beautiful Alfa GTV (1963–77) and the bedroom-poster favorite, the Lamborghini Countach of 1974.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Lincoln Square condo, which combined a prewar aesthetic and prime location on the park with all the advantages of a new-construction condo, turned the clubby, co-op-centric world of New York real estate into a speculative game for global billionaires.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Jan. 2026
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The move came after The Dallas Morning News contacted West about the event, considering Washburne’s recent proposal to move City Hall and repurpose its prime downtown site, including for a possible arena.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are plenty of great restaurants, but alongside them disappointments.—
Kate Krader,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Another 2022 study from Rutgers University, focused on COVID-19 news, found that greater daily exposure to news about the virus was linked to higher same-day and next-day worry about the pandemic as well as feelings of hopelessness and general worry.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Special mention must be made of the in-room minibars, which are terrific, and so extensive that they are contained not within a single small fridge but an entire chest of drawers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lenert made a terrific save on a solid strike by JSerra midfielder Carter Biondolillo, with Lenert diving to his left to make the crucial stop in the second half.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The New York Jets retained first-year coach Aaron Glenn, whose roster was less than stellar, but his coaching mishaps did not help.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Before exiting the Mavericks game, Kuminga had scored 10 points in nine minutes and made all three of his shot attempts and each of his four free throws, and was a stellar plus-18 in his short stint.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Phat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phat. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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