fab

[ fab ]

/ fæb /

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adjective Slang.

fabulous (def. 1).

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Origin of fab

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Words nearby fab

f2f, fa, FAA, F.A.A.A.S., FAAN, fab, fabaceous, fabada, fabella, Fabergé, Fab fragment

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How to use fab in a sentence

The startup is also seeing high growth in its semiconductor business, with customers coming from several prominent front-end wafer fabs, which use the firm’s robots for chip packaging, testing and wafer production.
SoftBank leads $15M round for China’s industrial robot maker Youibot|Rita Liao|May 7, 2021|TechCrunch
From early on, he was a terrific singer as well as a fab athlete.
A high-five for ‘Singled Out’|Kathi Wolfe|March 26, 2021|Washington Blade
I smiled at the prospect of non-design practitioners nerding over the minutia of pre-fab construction, structural engineering, and ventilation.
2020 is the year when the public learned how vital design is for survival|Anne Quito|December 23, 2020|Quartz
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Fab Five Freddy, DJ Lindsay Luv, and others recall his legacy.
The Last Days of DJ AM|Peter Davis|August 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Not since the high-gloss first lady started flaunting those glistening ab-fab Obama-arms, the body part du jour.
The History of Michelle's Arms|Sandra McElwaine|March 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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
Fab′ulist, one who invents fables; Fabulos′ity, Fab′ulousness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
It is, as to its general shape, similarly constructed in Agrion Fab.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
For illustrations of the fable of this play, compare Hyginus, Fab.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides

British Dictionary definitions for fab (1 of 3)

fab¹

/ (fæb) informal, mainly British /

adjective

short for fabulous

interjection

an expression of approval or enthusiasm

British Dictionary definitions for fab (2 of 3)

FAB²

abbreviation for

flavoured alcoholic beverage

fuel air bomb

British Dictionary definitions for fab (3 of 3)

F.A.B.

interjection

British an expression of agreement to, or acknowledgment of, a command

Word Origin for F.A.B.

C20: from British television series Thunderbirds

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British Dictionary definitions for fab (1 of 3)

adjective

interjection

British Dictionary definitions for fab (2 of 3)

abbreviation for

British Dictionary definitions for fab (3 of 3)

interjection

Word Origin for F.A.B.