Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: fabs
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fab

adj

Clipping of fabulous.

Informal

name

Informal

noun

Example Sentences

"Meronym: Fab"
"At one time the Fabs told the press that: "Show business belongs to the Jews […]"
"[…] the madness which surrounded the Fabs at the height of Beatlemania."
"Still, Mick and the boys couldn't resist striving after whatever the Beatles attempted first, even when the Fabs flopped."

Etymology

Abbreviation of Fab Four, + -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: s

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more fabs (comparative) most fabs (superlative) the Fabs (canonical)

Questions

What does fabs mean?: plural of fab
Where does fabs come from?: Abbreviation of Fab Four, + -s.

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