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fat cat noun- a wealthy, powerful, prominent individual US, 1925
- The fat cats coughing up $300 a ticket give off some really good vibes. Real groovy!!! — Abbie Hoffman, Woodstock Nation, p. 95, 1969
- Republican fat-cat businessmen see their kids become SDS leaders. — Jerry Rubin, Do It!, p. 88, 1970
- an overpaid company directorUK, 1971
A specifically British usage of the more general US term. - Fat cats’ pay is the result of greed, not competition[.] Interchangeable CEOs use imaginary markets to inflate their salaries. — The Guardian, 24 December 2003
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