fat as a fool

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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.