TYRELL: I see Barack Obama made way over FIVE. MILLION. BUCKS.!
JOHN DOE: So what do you think about that, Tyrell?
TYRELL: I be thingkin O is one o'dem 'fat cats' hissef!
First, I see no SS numbers, though Barry has reputedley used more than 30 different numbers through the years!
Second, the fictionol Tyrell is quite correct--Barack Obama is a 'FAT CAT' NOW!
Interruption with the definitions of 'fat cat'
fat cat
–noun Slang .
1. a wealthy person from whom large political campaign contributions are expected.
2. any wealthy person, esp. one who has become rich quickly through questionable dealings.
3. an important, influential, or famous person.
4. a person who has become lazy or self-satisfied as the result of privilege or advantage.
Origin: 1925–30, Americanism
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
fat cat
n. Slang
A wealthy and highly privileged person.
A wealthy person who is a heavy contributor to a political campaign.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Slang Dictionary
fat-cat definition
n. someone with great wealth and the accompanying success. : I like to watch the fat-cats go by in their beemers.
mod. having to do with wealth or a wealthy person. : You'll never see me driving any of those fat-cat cars.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill
Idioms & Phrases
fat cat
A wealthy and privileged person, as in This neighborhood, with its million-dollar estates, is full of fat cats . This term originally meant "a rich contributor to a political campaign," and while this usage persists, it now is often applied more broadly, as in the example. [Colloquial; 1920s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997.
Published by Houghton Mifflin
Is it not comforting that our current president CHOOSES to use SLANG to get through the 'ding-dong-day'?
