Fat Albert
n.— «When Boeing developed the 737 in the late 1960s, some pilots referred to it as Fluf, which stood for Fat Little Ugly Fella. The plane’s wingspan and fuselage length were almost the same, giving the 737 a stubby appearance. It also got the unflattering nickname of Fat Albert, after Bill Cosby’s character.» —“Aerospace Notebook: Latest ‘ugly’ Boeing jet debuts” by James Wallace Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Washington) Oct. 4, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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