fare-thee-well
Americannoun
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a state of perfection.
The meal was done to a fare-thee-well.
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the maximum effect; fullest measure or extent.
an actress who plays each scene to a fare-thee-well.
noun
Example Sentences
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Think of them as you would your home movies — if those were polled and focus-grouped to a fare-thee-well.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024
The former is a lovely sentiment, and the latter is disrespectful of their clear boundaries and guilt-trippy to a fare-thee-well, and awareness can make all the difference.
From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023
“Quite frankly, I don’t blame him. At this point, he screwed up Friday to a fare-thee-well, from pen to post, he did that wrong in every way possible,” Stirewalt said.
From Fox News • Feb. 5, 2019
The pool stages of Rugby World Cup 2015 coming to a close, with every rugby hipster bidding fare-thee-well to their favourite teams and deciding whether to cheer on France or Argentina for the remainder.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2015
“The Nobody Owens I knew wouldn’t’ve run off from the graveyard without saying so much as a fare-thee-well to those who cared for him. You’ll break Mistress Owens’s heart.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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