fab

«fab» in Mova's school dictionary: short for «fabulous»: great, wonderful, brilliant — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (informal: fab); noun (prefab, fab lab — separate words)

meaning for a pupil

1) (slang, UK and others) Fab is short for «fabulous»: great, wonderful, brilliant. tree →

2) (informal, technical) A «fab» is a factory that makes computer chips. tree →

sense in the lessons

A cheerful casual word in everyday talk, texts and comics: «That's fab!» It tells the reader the speaker is very pleased. Often said in the UK, Ireland and Australia. Phrases: «fab idea», «you look fab», «absolutely fab».

examples

• What a fab party! tree →
• You look fab in that costume. tree →
• «Fab idea!» said Mum when I suggested pancakes. tree →
• We had a fab time at the beach. tree →
• The Fab Four is a nickname for a famous old band. tree →
• It's a fab book; you should read it. tree →

note

Short for «fabulous». Informal; in a school essay use «wonderful» or «excellent». No comparative usually (not «fabber»).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fab» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.