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faat

nounbody

physical harm or loss inflicted

A hurt or damage inflicted on a person or thing; physical harm or loss.

Example in use

Da boat's got faat efter da storm.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FAHT/

Word snapshot

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: fat

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