fat-chops

A plump baby with fat-chops giggles in her high chair.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person with plump or chubby cheeks: "fat-chops" is an informal, often humorous or mildly derogatory term referring to someone who has notably full or fleshy cheeks, resembling the jowls of an animal.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Look at that fat-chops over there, stuffing his face with cake. (A person with visibly chubby cheeks.)
  • Don't be such a fat-chops; you've already had three servings. (Used as a playful or teasing nickname.)

Advanced Usage

• "to call someone a fat-chops": to use the term as a mild insult or teasing remark.
  • The kids called him fat-chops because of his round face. (They teased him about his cheek size.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chops (n, plural): the jaws or cheeks of a person or animal.

  • The dog licked its chops after eating. (The dog licked its jaws/cheeks.)

• Fat-cheeked (adj): having plump cheeks.

  • The fat-cheeked baby smiled at everyone. (The baby had round, full cheeks.)

Synonyms

• Jowl-face: a person with heavy, hanging cheeks (less common).
• Chubby-cheeks: a person with round, full cheeks (more neutral).

Related Idioms

• To be all chops: to talk excessively or boastfully (unrelated to "fat-chops" but using the same root word).
  • He's all chops and no action. (He talks a lot but does little.)

Note: "Fat-chops" is not commonly used in modern English; it is more archaic or colloquial, often found in humorous or old-fashioned contexts. It does not have phrasal verbs or extensive idiomatic usage.