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Fatface
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a person with a large or chubby face
Offensive
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
fatfaces
What is the origin of the term "fatface" and how is it used?
"Fatface" is a simple descriptive insult formed in informal English by combining fat with face, likely emerging in schoolyard speech in the 19th–20th centuries. It targets physical appearance directly, emphasizing facial size or chubbiness. The term is commonly used in bullying or teasing contexts. It is derogatory and appearance-based, though generally considered mild compared to more extreme slurs.
Examples
The kids teased the chubby boy as fatface on the bus.
Lexical Tree
fatface
fat
face
