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noun
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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
Anti-vivisection group LAV called the bill "an ideological, anti-scientific crusade against progress".
From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2023
Louis Vigliotti, the owner of LAV Engineering in Volusia County's Ormond Beach, spent the morning surveying damaged coastal properties.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2022
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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