EVERYDAY PHRASE
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"Chew The Fat"
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DEFINITION
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To pass time, usually by discussing life's events.
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BELIEVED ORIGIN
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Some cultures used to chew on pieces of bacon fat or whale
blubber (if you were an Eskimo) to pass the time. Such products
were chosen to help pass the time because of the length of time
it took for them to dissolve.
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