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Definition |
wealthy, powerful people |
Examples |
1) The country's political elite are all fat cats
who have no idea what it's like to live on a normal person's income.
2) The Wall Street bankers who caused the financial crisis were all
fat cats who received huge bonuses
while millions of people lost their jobs and homes. |
Etymology |
It comes from the image of a well-fed
cat. |
Synonyms |
the elite, the upper class |
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