Meanings
proper noun
- The nuclear bomb dropped over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945.
Origin
A military code name.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 胖子
- 胖子 (Pàngzi)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
Fat Man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fat%20Man
MLA
“Fat Man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fat%20Man. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fat Man,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fat%20Man.
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