❌ No, the word “phat” did not originate as an acronym for the phrase “Pretty Hot And Tempting.”
anging). However, while many common terms indeed began their linguistic lives in such fashion, not all words claimed to have acronymic origins actually started out that way.
The “false etymology” route is the case with the adjective “phat,” which came to our attention via a May 1997 internet post: Phat is not, as commonly believed, an acronym, although a number of core phrases have been offered at various times as the word’s source:Plenty o’ Hips And ThighsThe entries in the above list are examples of “backronyms,” phrases constructed after the fact which are attached to existing words and presented as those words’ sources.
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