fat farm

fat farm

noun Informal.
a sanitarium or a resort that specializes in helping people lose weight.

Origin:
1965–70
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Fat farm is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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fat farm
 
n
slang a health farm or similar establishment to which people go to lose weight

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fat farm

A clinic or resort where people go to lose weight, as in She spends all her vacations at a fat farm but it hasn't helped so far. This is a somewhat derisive term for such an establishment. [Colloquial; 1960s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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