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# fatty

adjective (fatty, fattier, fattiest); noun (a fatty, fatties — rude)

«fatty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fatty means containing a lot of fat: «fatty food», «fatty meat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#m1)
2. Fatty describes something made of fat: «fatty tissue», «fatty acids». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#m2)
3. (rude) «Fatty» is an insulting name for a fat person; using it is unkind and hurtful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and food lessons, fatty foods (chips, crisps, burgers) are eaten in small amounts for a balanced diet; some fats are needed. In science, «fatty acids» are parts of fats. In wellbeing lessons, name-calling such as «Fatty» is discussed as bullying. Phrases: «fatty foods», «fatty acids», «fatty meat».

### Examples

- Chips and burgers are fatty foods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x1)
- Eat fatty foods only now and then. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x2)
- The dog chewed a fatty bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x3)
- Fish oil contains fatty acids that are good for the brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x4)
- Calling someone «Fatty» is mean and is bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x5)
- Cut off the fatty part of the bacon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: fattier, fattiest (change y to i). As a name for a person it is rude and hurtful. «Fatty» (full of fat) is different from «fat» (a big body), though both come from «fat».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fatty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fatty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fatty.html) on Mova free.