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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  
n.   Informal
A spa or resort that specializes in weight loss.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fat farm
Pronunciation: 'fat-"färm
Function: noun
: a health spa that specializes in weight reduction
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

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.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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