fat as a house

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Very fat; plump; overweight.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Rất béo; mập; thừa cân

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

She was fat — fat as a house. My daddy told her not to eat one more thing, and she still got fat.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

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 house” mean?

Very fat; plump; overweight.

Is “fat as a house” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.