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fat cat
noun Slang.
1.
a wealthy person from whom large political campaign contributions are expected.
2.
any wealthy person, especially one who has become rich quickly through questionable dealings.
3.
an important, influential, or famous person.
4.
a person who has become lazy or self-satisfied as the result of privilege or advantage.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism
1925–30, Americanism
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Fat cat
is always a great word to know.
So is brown-nose. Does it mean:
| to seek favors from a person in an obsequious manner, to fawn over |
| a person or thing that closely resembles another |
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World English Dictionary
| fat cat | |
| —n | |
| slang | |
| a. a very wealthy or influential person | |
| b. (as modifier): a fat-cat industrialist | |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
fat cat
A wealthy and privileged person, as in This neighborhood, with its million-dollar estates, is full of fat cats. This term originally meant "a rich contributor to a political campaign," and while this usage persists, it now is often applied more broadly, as in the example. [Colloquial; 1920s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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