Meaning of fatty bom bom | Babel Free

Definitions

A fat or overweight person.

Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, derogatory, mildly

Examples

“He skips 500 times a day and runs three kilometers a day to chase⟳ away his fatty bom bom blues.”

““My family and friends were quite upset⟳ for me when they read⟳ it, but I don’t take⟳ it seriously,” said the 79kg heavyweight, who told us there were worse disparages like⟳ a “Go Home, Fatty Bom Bom” message posted on the Talentime forum.”

“I remember⟳, too, a ditty: "Fatty, fatty bom bom, curi curi jagung; mata-mata tangkap, masuk dalam lokap" (the fat one steals the corn, gets arrested by police and is thrown into the lock-up.”

“I particularly liked: Fatty bom bom, meaning a fat bottomed person.”

“Soon, there were all sorts of derivatives - fatty, fatso, fatty bom bom, Trim and Fit club (arguably not the children's fault) - so much so that by the time someone reaches adulthood, the term had become⟳ a source of deep emotional pain.”

““Fatty bom bom” refers to an Ah Pui; “bom bom”, as the sound⟳ a heavy, wobbling body makes, dramatizes fatness.”

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