Lil Red Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 When I first heard the word "Phat" it was in a movie with Chris Tucker and he used it describing a woman, "Pretty Hot and Tempting" I gotta admit, I still think of phatmass in this way. It's hot and tempting people to Christ. I like it! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 banana18, make sure you tell us about yourself in the Check-In Thread!! Welcome to the pham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I honestly thought "phat" was a funny way of spelling "fat" as in "living large" :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiddkapps Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 It's the Kiddkapps Skool of Urban Etymology Phat Rather, phat is most likely simply a slang respelling of fat. Such respellings are common in slang. (Kidd is a prime example ) And fat has a long history of meaning rich, abundant, or desirable. Fat has been used this way in English since the early 17th century, and in other languages for far longer. Jazz musicians used the term to describe musical sounds, as in the fullness of a tone or note forming into the goodness or the high quality of a sound. Equivalent to "that was good" The specific sexual connotation of phat is likely just a specialization of the general meaning. Some suggest it may be a clipping of emphatic. Again, there is no evidence for this last, but at least it's more plausible than any of the acronymic origins. Phat is also older than you might think. It has been a staple of African American slang since at least 1963 There is no support for the Acronym. phat adj 1. very good, excellent; COOL. ("That's a phat bike.") 2. attractive. Note: an acronym, "pretty hot and tempting," has been invented for the word. The acronym came after the original coining of the term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasJis Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Kidkapps just proved that Ash Wednesday was more right then the rest of us. B) And dUSt was thinking of changing the name. Why, I outta.... <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I just want to say that I like a lot of things on this site and I know that "phat" means "cool" to most people, but it originally means (and still does to a LOT of people) "Pretty Hips And Thighs" I say find a new name for the site, since the Mass should NOT be associated with that kind of stuff. The name of this site has already caused scandal to a couple people that I know, since they knew the real meaning of the word "phat". Take a stand for Christ and keep the message clean and unconfusing! In Christ, Banana girl phatmass is phat as in "way cool" Just because something is expressed in a new way does not make it the wrong way. As a wrinkly alien I remember using the term in the 60's and it had nothing to do with anatomy. it is musical slang for something excellent with a rich full musical tone. Today it means excellent. And that is a good description of this site!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Michael Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Growing up listening to hip-hop music, "phat" was always in the vocabulary there. And it doesn't offend me, though I'm packin' 280. If it ain't broken, don't fix it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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