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fab

1

[ fab ]

adjective

, Slang.


fab

2

[ fab ]

noun

  1. a factory for manufacturing, especially one for manufacturing the semiconductor devices used in computers and other advanced electronics (often used attributively):

    The newly built fab will create jobs in the community.

    He is an advisor at a fab lab nearby.

F.A.B.

1

interjection

  1. an expression of agreement to, or acknowledgment of, a command
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fab

2

/ fæb /

adjective

  1. short for fabulous
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interjection

  1. an expression of approval or enthusiasm
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FAB

3

abbreviation for

  1. flavoured alcoholic beverage
  2. fuel air bomb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fab1

First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening

Origin of fab2

First recorded in 1980–85; shortened from fabrication ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fab1

C20: from British television series Thunderbirds
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Example Sentences

“Working in the fab seems like working as a laborer,” said Ting, a master’s student and teaching assistant at the university.

He is so gentle and lovely and the Guide Dogs lady has been so fab too.

"We're all letting our hair down today and I think it will be a fab night - fab day, I mean," Ms Phillips said.

From BBC

But, there’s nothing more c— than having a fab bag on you.

"So far they've been fab - I think they like being able to challenge me," she says.

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