fab

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adjective Slang.

fabulous(def 2).

Origin of fab

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

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Examples from the Web for fab

Contemporary Examples

The Beatles Story Museum features a replica of the Cavern Club and a Fab 4D animated cinema show.
Catch Beatles Fever! Ten Essential Travel Destinations for Beatlemaniacs
Lonely Planet
January 3, 2014
The Fab Four swam up out of the developing bath, youngsters again on the verge of everything.
Never Before Seen Beatles Photos From 1964
Leslie Woodhead
April 24, 2013
Fab Five Freddy, DJ Lindsay Luv, and others recall his legacy.
The Last Days of DJ AM
Peter Davis
August 31, 2009

Historical Examples

For illustrations of the fable of this play, compare Hyginus, Fab.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
Euripides
Fab′ulist, one who invents fables; Fabulos′ity, Fab′ulousness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
This insect varies so much in colour, that I almost think it to be the same species with the following S. cyanipes, Fab.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]
Phillip Parker King
Not long after, the earle of Chester going ouer to Wales, with long and continual warres tired and Fab.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (2 of 12)
Raphael Holinshed

British Dictionary definitions for fab

fab¹

adjective

short for fabulous

interjection

an expression of approval or enthusiasm

FAB²

abbreviation for

flavoured alcoholic beverage
fuel air bomb

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Word Origin and History for fab

adj.

1957, slang shortening of fabulous.

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Examples from the Web for fab

Contemporary Examples

The Beatles Story Museum features a replica of the Cavern Club and a Fab 4D animated cinema show.

The Fab Four swam up out of the developing bath, youngsters again on the verge of everything.

Fab Five Freddy, DJ Lindsay Luv, and others recall his legacy.

Historical Examples

For illustrations of the fable of this play, compare Hyginus, Fab.

Fab′ulist, one who invents fables; Fabulos′ity, Fab′ulousness.

This insect varies so much in colour, that I almost think it to be the same species with the following S. cyanipes, Fab.

Not long after, the earle of Chester going ouer to Wales, with long and continual warres tired and Fab.

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FAB2

Word Origin and History for fab

adj.

Origin of fab

fab¹

FAB²