fave
Americannoun
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faves
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fave
First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Bluetooth microphones pair with the sound system, and the karaoke app displays the lyrics to your fave karaoke songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
I look at these admirals, it’s got to be your all-time fave, in black and white.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
Doechii’s “Anxiety” was the top social song, Megan Thee Stallion was fave female hip-hop artist, and SZA and the Weeknd won in the female and male R&B singer categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
"But I will remember fondly seeing some of my fave bands videos for the first time on Kerrang," he says.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
“The kid is an L-7 weenie,” he says, which is my fave Squints line.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
Hunt said they were blessed to tour again, adding it would be an "absolute honour" to play "as many of the old faves as we can".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
But most of Munger’s faves were easier to obtain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Those returning traveler faves are topped by New York City, Oahu and Las Vegas, with New Orleans coming in at No. 4 and Miami Beach at No. 5.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Something difficult about being a music fan and a critic is the fact that our longtime faves still have the potential to disappoint us.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
“If this were one of my parents’ retro-Bollywood faves, I’d run behind that tree right now and come out singing and in a different outfit.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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