Marv

¹ American  

[mahrv] / mɑrv /

noun

1. a male given name, form of Marvin.

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marv ² American  

[mahrv] / mɑrv /

adjective

Slang.

1. marvelous; wonderful.

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MARV British  

/ mɑːv /

acronym

1. manoeuvrable re-entry vehicle: a missile that has one or more warheads that may be controlled so as to avoid enemy defences

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Etymology

Origin of marv

By shortening

Example Sentences

My transistor radio worked in the blue seats, and I can still hear Marv saying, “It is pandemonium in the Garden,” as DeBusschere held the ball over his head in the final seconds.

From Washington Post

My friends and I knew the seating chart by heart, and we always tried to get seats in Section 406: center court, across from the benches and right behind where Marv Albert did radio play-by-play for both teams.

From Washington Post

“And now the crowd rising,” radio announcer Marv Albert said.

From Washington Post

“And here comes Willis and the crowd is going wild,” radio announcer Marv Albert said.

From Washington Times

After one of the Drifters got drunk and cursed out the owner of the Apollo and the promoter of the show, the music historian Marv Goldberg wrote, Mr. Treadwell, who owned the name, fired all its members and replaced them with members of the Crowns, including Mr. Thomas and Ben Nelson, who would later be known as Ben E. King, and rechristened them the Drifters.

From New York Times