Question:How is it that Fat Chance and Slim Chance mean the same thing
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How is it that Fat Chance and Slim Chance mean the same thing
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because fat chance is sarcastic... as in it is the opposite of slim chance... hence why "fat chance" is always said with a slight laugh or snigger
Originally, this was simply "slim chance." Then, someone decided to be sarcastic and use "fat chance" instead, really meaning the chance was the opposite of fat, or "slim." Thus, they came to mean one and the same. Say it whichever way you l...
Interesting question, and the answer is WE the English came up with the saying "slim chance" and once the Americans got hold if it...............well I think you know the rest..........
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Fat chance is sarcasm. Slim chance is just what it sounds like. Good question; I never thought about it before.
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Actually, I think the answer is more along these lines. "Slim chance" is what you say when you feel something is unlikely and you want to be clear about it. "Fat chance" eally does mean the opposite of slim chance, but it is said ironically....
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well the reasoning is, when one says, "fat chance," it is meant to say, there are big odds against what you saying, like you have a 1 in a million shot, thats a fat chance that you will actually win, or achieve that. And slim chance is simpl...
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The two phrases mean the same. But "slim chance" is...
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"Slim Chance" refers to the small unlikelihood. "Fat Chance" ...
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WOW, great question. The two phrases mean the same. But "slim chan...
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I don't think that they are. A fat chance means no hope at all. A slim chance means there is a vague possibility.
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Yes. And relentless and unrelenting mean the same thing too. There are more examples of this paradox, but I can't think of them right now. Language is funny.
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For the same reason we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway. Wonderful nuances of the English language.
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Slim chance is factual; fat chance is sarcasm.
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fat chance is sarcastic
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"A slim chance" means - a very slight chance that XYZ will happen. "Fat chance" is used ironically/facetiously in the expression. Everyone knows that chance is as fickle as a fat pickle. How about this one: I couldn t care less= I could care...
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No, if you expose this the future will be altered!! Noooooooooooo 'turns into a chicken'
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'Fat' Chance' is usually said sarcastically, w...
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Every American child should grow up knowing ...
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It's just an expression. To say 'fat chance' means of limited possibiity (almost dismissive); & 'slim chance' means it is possible but reduced.
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