Shouldn't one of them mean you have a "good" or "great" chance. I would say since fat chance has more girth, than it should mean you have more of a chance.
If I have a conversation, I want to be able to say:
Askee: Hey you going to eat them delicious fries.
Me: There's a pretty fat chance that I'm going too!
And mean that, the chances that I'm going to eat them are relatively high. Sounds good doesn't it?
2007-02-01 02:44:12 · 8 answers · asked by Billy G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When saying something like "Fat chance of that happening" , the fat is often stressed and intended as sarcastic. So it comes to mean the reverse, and be identical to saying "Slim chance of that happening"
Mark
2007-02-01 03:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Mark B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there is not any considerable distinction different than layout, and particular. you are able to play with a fat PS3 in case you have a slender. they're the two the right same equipment, in basic terms the slender substitute into made lots lighter and "greater value-effective" by assessment. Sony has finished this with each psmodel, in case you have not observed.
2016-10-16 10:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Semantics, Billy, just semantics.
slim chance is a literal expression meaning (literally) what it says.
fat chance is a colloquialism (hope that's the right word), where the meaning is not literal but its usage has accepted a nonliteral meaning, such as customary meaning.
Look at it the same way as using "bad" in urban terms to mean "good or great".
Hope this helps.
2007-02-01 02:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you changed the spelling of Fat, to Phat, if would mean exactly that. "There's a very good chance I'm going to eat all of my fries"
Fat Chance ( slim to none)
Phat Chance ( very good)
get it?
2007-02-01 03:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Aunt Henny Penny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for me, slim chance is a very honest revelation of your thoughts, you are admitting small hopes to whatever your purpose is.
using fat chance as part of your statement, you are in denial that your purpose might be gearing towards accomplishing it or actually not going to do or make it.
2007-02-01 03:00:44 · answer #5 · answered by salome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kate j has the right of it!
makes about as much sense as flammable and inflammable both meaning the same thing!
hopeless!
2007-02-01 05:13:51 · answer #6 · answered by waif 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
your using it in the wrong text
2007-02-01 03:07:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever floats your boat :)
2007-02-01 02:54:29 · answer #8 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋