fat chance

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Definitions of fat chance words

adjective fat chance having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. 1
adjective fat chance plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. 1
adjective fat chance consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. 1
adjective fat chance profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission. 1
adjective fat chance affording good opportunities, especially for gain: a fat business contract. 1
adjective fat chance wealthy; prosperous; rich: He grew fat on dishonest profits. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fǣtt, orig. past participle of fǣtan to cram, load, adorn; cognate with Gothic fētjan to adorn; akin to vat

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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