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Fatso vs Obese - What's the difference?

fatso | obese |

As a noun fatso

is someone who is overweight.

As an adjective obese is

extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

fatso

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

    • Synonyms

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    obese

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extremely overweight, especially: weighing more than 20% (for men) or 25% (for women) over their ideal weight determined by height and build; or, having a body mass index over 30 kg/m2.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * obesity * obeses

    Phrases

    * morbidly obese * super obese

    See also

    * fat ----