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
I made it four whole days avoiding him—taking different staircases, using different hallways, only going to my locker during lav breaks.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
In a statement posted on social media, animal rights lobby group LAV welcomed the news, saying their rehousing plans are "concrete and real" and that it would fund them.
From BBC ● May 26, 2023
A spokeswoman for animal rights lobby LAV said that this meant the bear could not be killed before then, but there was no immediate confirmation of this from the court itself.
From Reuters ● May 26, 2023
Anti-vivisection group LAV called the bill "an ideological, anti-scientific crusade against progress".
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
It soon became clear that LAV, HTLV-3 and a third virus — subsequently isolated by researcher Jay Levy — were variants of the same pathogen.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2022
At Idlewild, the LAV staff began preparing late snacks for the 64 passengers and the ten-man crew.
From Time Magazine Archive
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