fat cat

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Definition

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a wealthy and privileged or powerful person

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Fat cats are people who have either a lot of money or a lot of influence or power. Usually, they are both wealthy and influential. The expression fat cat is typically used to describe people who show off their high-end social status: people who drive luxury cars, smoke expensive cigars and wear ultra-chic and expensive clothes.
Fat cat can be used to poke fun at people who are not really wealthy but are “putting on airs” – pretending to be wealthy. For example, at a party last weekend I noticed one of my friends drinking some very expensive scotch whiskey. “Look at this fat cat,” I said.
In the above example, Ben Affleck uses the expression fat cats to suggest that politicians are rich, self-interested people who care more for their own prosperity than they do for average people and the common good.

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“Many celebrities are fat cats who think they can do whatevery they want.”

“My boss thinks he’s a fat cat. He drives a porsche and wears Italian suits.”