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fabe

/ˈfeɪb/

fabe adjective: fantastic; great.

Adjective

fabe (comparative faber, superlative fabest)

  1. (Polari) Fantastic; great.
    • Vada well: zhooshed riah, the shyckle mauve, full slap, rouge for days, fake ogle riahs, fortuni cocktail and mother's fabest slingbacks.2002, Paul Baker, Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men, page 143

Forms of fabe

comparativefaber
superlativefabest

Origin of fabe

Probably an expansion of fab.

Questions about fabe

What does fabe mean?
Fabe means fantastic; great.
What part of speech is fabe?
Fabe is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fabe?
Fabe is pronounced /ˈfeɪb/.

Words near fabe in the dictionary

  1. fabbiest
  2. fabbing
  3. fabbo
  4. fabby
  5. fabcon
  6. fabe
  7. Fabela
  8. Fabelas
  9. fabella
  10. fabellae
  11. fabellar

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