lav
noun
lav
1 American
[lav]
/ læv /
noun
Informal.
LAV
2
American
abbreviation
lav
British
/ læv /
noun
Etymology
Origin of lav1
By shortening
Origin of LAV2
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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I’d sing the refrain, “Jesus loves me this I know,” as “Geez-suz lav me thiss ay know.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023
So, first you can simply plan to remove the old faucet, clean up the sink and check the faucet hole setup on your lav sink.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2022
BBC Homes Under the Hammer property expert Martin Roberts isn't surprised developers have a lav affair with old loos, because they've got many attractions some savvy investors are after.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022
“Retired flight attendant here. The scene while sitting next to the lav, scarfing down a salad and showing how to open the door made me laugh out loud,” another commented.
From Fox News • Apr. 2, 2020
One crumpled frankfurter lav 011 its side, its one wheel horizontal above it, a traffic fatality.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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