fam
/fæm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
Slang
name
Initialism of Family Division (a subseries of Incorporated Council of Law Reporting's Law Reports).
Example Sentences
- "I'm gonna visit the fam."
- "Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe."
- ""Cadet, Cadet!" Not every day, fam. Can't you see why it's long? I just wanna get my creps and be gone."
- "Gotta get more organised, 'cah fam, I hate rushing"
- "“Yo, Audre, so content warning: My mama is wearing booty shorts—or pum-pum shorts, whatever you call it—doing yoga in the backyard. She is very comfortable with herself and her body and all a that, so you been warned, fam.”"
- "The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents."
Etymology
Abbreviations * (family, term of endearment): Clipping of family * (familiarization): Clipping of familiarization
Usage
- Informal
- Slang
- Colloquial
- American usage