fat as a fool
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
extremely fat; porky
Register: archaic
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “fat as a fool” mean?
extremely fat; porky
Is “fat as a fool” formal or informal?
fat as a fool is generally archaic.