Harbuckle, Fatty

Harbuckle, Fatty
   A reference to Roscoe Arkbuckle, known as Fatty Arbuckle, a grownup fat boy who appeared in many silent films of the 1920s. English children use this form of his name as a taunt for a fat child. The American actor’s career came to an end in 1921 when he was involved in a scandal. See also Fatty.

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  • fatty —    Used insultingly to an overweight person, or in modern times jokingly to a woman who is constantly worrying about her weight. ‘What’s the matter, Fatty?’ is addressed to a police sergeant by a seventeen year old offender in Ed McBain’s short… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • Arbucke, Fatty —    See Harbuckle, Fatty …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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