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Definition of phat

phat

/fæt/
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phat Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Excellent, cool, stylish, or highly attractive (used especially in hip-hop culture and informal speech).

Example

"The producer laid down a phat beat that immediately got the entire crowd dancing."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Do not confuse 'phat' with its homophone 'fat'; 'phat' is a positive slang adjective meaning cool, stylish, or excellent, and does not refer to physical weight or body mass.

• Rhymes for phat

• Nearby Words

phase
phaseout
phaser
phat
pheasant
phenom
phenomenal

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in African American Vernacular English in the 1960s and popularized by 1990s hip-hop culture as a respelling of 'fat' in the slang sense of 'rich, abundant, or desirable'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Phat. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/phat
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