Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely pleasing, wonderful, or excellent: Used informally to describe something that is very good, enjoyable, or impressive.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • That new song is absolutely fab! (That new song is absolutely wonderful!)
  • We had a fab time at the beach yesterday. (We had an extremely pleasing time at the beach yesterday.)
  • She threw a fab party for her birthday. (She threw an excellent party for her birthday.)

Advanced Usage

• "fab" as an informal, dated interjection: An exclamation of approval or delight, popular in the 1960s.
  • "Fab!" she exclaimed when she saw the dress. ("Wonderful!" she exclaimed when she saw the dress.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fabulous (adj): The full, more formal version of "fab," meaning extraordinary, especially good, or told about in fables.
  • The performance was fabulous. (The performance was extraordinary.)
• Fabulously (adv): In a fabulous manner.
  • She is fabulously wealthy. (She is extraordinarily wealthy.)

Synonyms

• Wonderful: Inspiring delight, pleasure, or admiration.
• Excellent: Extremely good; outstanding.
• Fantastic: Extraordinarily good or attractive.
• Marvelous: Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

Antonyms

• Terrible: Extremely bad or serious.
• Awful: Very bad or unpleasant.
• Dreadful: Causing great fear or suffering; very bad.

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Fab" is an informal, slightly dated abbreviation of "fabulous." It is commonly used in casual speech and writing.
• Context: It is often used to express enthusiastic approval, particularly in contexts related to fashion, entertainment, events, or experiences. Its popularity peaked in the mid-20th century but it remains in use.

Adjective

1. extremely pleasing
   • a fabulous vacation