fantabulous
Americanadjective
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
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 17, 2025
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.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2021
Harley - Margot Robbie again - has moved on since that film and is now enjoying a "fantabulous emancipation" with the help of some other fantasy women.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2019
Toobin: Was it great or was it fantabulous?
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2017
"You are brilliant, O Your Grandness! You are fantabulous!"
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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