fave

or fav

[ feyv ]

/ feɪv /

noun, adjective Slang.

favorite.

Nearby words

faux, faux pas, faux-naïf, fauxbourdon, fava bean, fave, favela, favelado, favella, favellidium, faveolate

Origin of fave

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

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Examples from the Web for faver

But my faver says it's un-man-ly to be always kissing, and I did n't fink you'd do vat, Coppy.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Say will you do me a faver and cut out kissin me with the bottom of your heart?
Deer Godchild|Marguerite Bernard and Edith Serrell
He wornt long afoor he fan him, soa he says, "Jim, aw want thee to do me a bit ov a faver if tha will."
Yorksher Puddin'|John Hartley
But my faver says it's un-man-ly to be always kissing, and I didn't fink you'd do vat, Coppy.
The Short-story|William Patterson Atkinson

To hear Mr. Davis, Mr. Faver reports, you would have no idea that he considered the cause lost.
Dixie After the War|Myrta Lockett Avary

British Dictionary definitions for faver

fave

/ (feɪv) /

adjective, noun

informal short for favourite (def. 1), favourite (def. 2)

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