Comment on How come fat chance and slim chance both mean the same thing?
seblin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
According to this stackexchange:
fat chance is like a cynical no chance:
You think you can win the lottery? Fat Chance. slim chance is when there is a small possibility. It does not infer any hidden meaning. Even though I did not study, there is a slim chance that I will pass the test.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Plus language evolves organically and isn’t always perfectly logical and consistent.