fab

[ fab ]

/ fæb /

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adjective Slang.

fabulous(def 2).

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Nearby words

fa xian, fa-hsien, fa-la, faa, faan, fab, fab fragment, fabaceous, fabada, fabella, fabergé

Origin of fab

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

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Examples from the Web for fab

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 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
For illustrations of the fable of this play, compare Hyginus, Fab.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.|Euripides
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

British Dictionary definitions for fab (1 of 2)

fab

/ (fæb) informal, mainly British /

adjective

short for fabulous

interjection

an expression of approval or enthusiasm

British Dictionary definitions for fab (2 of 2)

FAB

abbreviation for

flavoured alcoholic beverage

fuel air bomb

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Word Origin and History for fab

fab

adj.

1957, slang shortening of fabulous.