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Emphatic vs Phat - What's the difference?

emphatic | phat |

As an adjective emphatic

is characterized by emphasis.

As a noun emphatic

is (phonology) an emphatic consonant.

As a verb phat is

to distribute, to dispense, to issue, to deliver or phat can be to slap, to clap.

emphatic

English

Alternative forms

* emphatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by emphasis.
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  • Stated with conviction.
    • He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.
  • belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
  • (phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.

    • Derived terms

    * emphatically

    Related terms

    * emphasis * emphasise, emphasize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonology) an emphatic consonant

    • See also

    * phatic

    Anagrams

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    phat

    English

    Adjective

    (wikipedia phat) (phatter)
  • (slang) excellent
  • (slang) sexy
  • (slang, music) rich in texture, prominent
    • The song has a phat bass line.

    Synonyms

    * cool (slang), excellent, fab (dated slang), rad (dated slang), super, wicked (slang) * foxy (slang), hot (slang) * prominent, rocking (slang), juicy

    Derived terms

    * big phat * phatness

    Anagrams

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