fantabulous

[fan-tab-yuh-luhs]

adjective

Slang.

1. extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fantabulous¹

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.

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

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In an excellent portrait of Donald Trump’s post-presidential days by the journalist Joshua Green, Trump loyalists vouch for what a fantabulous exile he’s having.

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

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That culture was on flabbergasting display during those evening briefings the president used to do, the ones devoted primarily to congratulating himself and his administration on their fantabulous job battling the pandemic.

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When To Use

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+!