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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That rules, actually, that video is awesome.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the people there were awesome.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Harry Dean Stanton is excellent.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Moisture recovery ranged from good to excellent, with morning relative humidity levels between 55% and 88%.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Olivier Rousteing‘s office high atop Balmain headquarters is rich in windows — offering lovely breezes and panoramic views of Paris rooftops — but rather poor on wall space for hanging pictures.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The easy route takes visitors along a disused rail line for a gentle jaunt in one of the Pacific Northwest's loveliest regions.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Derek commented that the dance was beautiful to watch and called her a breath of fresh air.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the colorful pages, each of the beautiful homes are featured along with family members.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another great addition is live captions and translation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Praise feels great, ridicule or people not liking it doesn't.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Learn from three expert instructors how to showcase your skills, build a stellar reputation, and create a digital presence that AI can't replicate.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the start of the summer season, in June, the brightest stars of Gemini the Twins, Pollux and Castor appear side by side low in the northwest twilight, bringing up the rear of the winter stellar procession in much the same way as the twin marker lights on a caboose bring up the rear of a train.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As always, the iPhone takes terrific photos.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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Now the Phils are desperate to keep the affable and articulate Ohio native, who has cultivated a reputation as a clubhouse leader and terrific teammate.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film, which largely unfolds on Christmas Eve, has a wonderful sense of the dying light of a late December day, the transition from a shade of damp gray to the inky black of night, and, even better, an actual sense of a particular American place.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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This all sounds wonderful, but for me, oil control surpasses everything.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Phat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phat. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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