Fathom Friendship

A relationship wherein the participants obey the rule of social distancing. That is, they maintain a separation of six feet (one fathom) when meeting.

To avoid infection and the deep-six, Noah and Naomi strictly adhered to a Fathom Friendship during the pandemic.

by SeniorMoment54 September 28, 2020

fathom

Deep thought.
A cliché that means deep thought.
The action of people thinking underwater.

also:

Main Entry: 1fath·om
Pronunciation: 'fa-th&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fadme, from Old English fæthm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin patEre to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai
Date: before 12th century
1 : a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
2 : COMPREHENSION

The first year composition students could not fathom another way to write without the use of trite words.

by Nco November 15, 2003

fathole

n.
1. A less offending form of asshole.
2. An obese person.
3. A large hole.

You eat so damned much and are so rude and mean, you're such a fathole.

by dan8ny July 5, 2005

twat fathom

A unit of measurment to define the depth of womans genitalia.

'hello adam how you?'
'not bad Rob but i was with a girl last night and she must have been 20 twat fathoms deep, nearly lost my arm..'

by sharpeandharp January 27, 2009

fathom

noun - a unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water.
verb - (1) understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought. (2) measure the depth of (water).

"sonar says that we're in eighteen fathoms"
"he could scarcely fathom the idea that people actually lived in Las Vegas"
"an attempt to fathom the ocean"
"Charlotte tried to fathom her cat's expression"
"fathoming the ocean"

by j0rd4nkzf September 3, 2013

fathometh

It is used as a way to express extreme surprise at a fact. Derived from the word "fathom" which simply means "to understand". Fathometh is used to mean "You understand?" or "Riiiight?" but in old English (or King James English).

Sarah: I can't believe Amy went back to her ex.
Jackie: Fathometh?

by Robin Ruth October 12, 2021

Fathom

this is the coolest wordin the english language i use it in every day talking cuz im cool

Can you Fathom the Ferocity of a ferret in a flurry of flying fists

by Paulie Cigarelli June 5, 2007