fantabulous

American  

[fan-tab-yuh-luhs] / fænˈtæb yə ləs /

adjective

Slang.

1. extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.

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Usage

What does fantabulous mean? Fantabulous describes someone or something that is excellent or wonderful, as in We had fantabulous weather, with clear, bright skies and warm breezes.Fantabulous is a slang term that combines fantastic and fabulous, and it’s often used with a sense of extreme appreciation, excitement, or joy. You might use fantabulous to describe a concert you went to that was so good that it couldn’t be improved. You could use it to describe a friend who is always giving, kind, and patient and who gives you a feeling of joy when you’re with them. Whenever you’re very pleased with something or someone, you can use fantabulous to describe them. If something is extremely pleasing or wonderful, it’s fantabulous. Because the word itself is so whimsical and because it expresses extreme happiness, it is sometimes used sarcastically or ironically by people who are actually quite disappointed.Example: Thanks to all the studying I did, I got a fantabulous score on the test—an A+!

Etymology

Origin of fantabulous

First recorded in 1955–60; blend of fantastic and fabulous

Example Sentences

Of course, if the show becomes a fantabulous success, the Netflix engineers may contrive a way to make it live again; it’s happened before.

From Los Angeles Times

A retelling of “Rose Red and Snow White,” “Bear” is a fantabulous delight.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, each plywood panel hawks one supposed attribute of the menthol cigarettes and their users: “fantabulous,” “hunky-dory,” “devil-may-care” and such.

From Washington Post

"You are brilliant, O Your Grandness! You are fantabulous!"

From Literature

None of the stories I wrote down were nearly so fantabulous as the excuses I made for myself for being myself.

From The Guardian