adorbs
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of adorbs
Shortening and alteration of adorable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Adorbs, adorable: Your baby’s as cute as can be; In fact, he is truly adorbs!
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2018
Many of the selfies on the fictional ’grams are adorbs.
From Slate • May 22, 2018
Worst case: More adorbs than awards-worthy for voters who like their Oscar fare darker and drearier.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2016
In other words, this hat channels that adorbs Instamodel thing where they go out for casual pizza nights and take squad photos looking gorgeous pulling silly faces.
From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2015
“Yes!, congrats, LOL, adorbs, stay strong, hugs, wow, aww, high five,” it reads with each word flashing alongside a pulsating heart icon, and then: “Show how you feel without missing a beat.”
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2015
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