fappy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- făp′ē
- /ˈfæp.i/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈfap.i/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfɛp.iː/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈfæp.iː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfap.iː/ (India, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From fat (“overweight”) + happy (“fortunate”). First attested in 2002.
Meanings
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(neologism) Overweight and fortunate with one's life.
Sam looked at Mrs. Verghese. She did seem rather round. Sam did some quick thinking. "Verghese aunty, I think you should be fappy." "Pardon?" said Mrs. Verghese. "Fappy. Fat plus happy equals fappy," said Sam proudly. "How's that Ma?"
2002 July 27, Deepika Davidar, “Word games”, in The Hindu, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2004:The once buffed up Tatum was the first to say that he's "fat and happy" today as he is enjoying some "down time" after working for two years straight. His wife even has a name for his new look and demeanor combined. He is "fappy," which is short for "fat and happy," he explained.
2014 February 7, Roz Zurko, “Channing Tatum is one 'fappy' fellow: Tells Ellen why he's so 'fat and happy'”, in examiner.com, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2014:I actually returned to WW [Weight Watchers] after a 10 month hiatus recently. I met someone lovely who became my bf and I got Fappy (fat + happy) but really more Fazy, basically.
2013 May 9, SassyFatFriend, “My daily points are 38. That’s a lot. I actually […]”, in Lose the Fat, Keep the Sass (blog), Tumblr, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fappy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fappy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| fappier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| fappiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
Generation XL · obesogen · gratitude research · happiness curve · man breast · under-happy · dadbod · phantom fat · fat tax · obesogenic · globesity · embeefen