"fabby" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæb.i/ Audio: En-au-fabby.ogg [Australia] Forms: fabbier [comparative], fabbiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æbi Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulousclip. English fab English -y English fabby From fab + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fab|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulousclip. English fab English -y English fabby [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fābulōsus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fabulous", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fabulous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fab", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fabby", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="fabby"> From fab + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fabby (comparative fabbier, superlative fabbiest)
  1. (slang, UK) fabulous, very good, excellent Tags: UK, slang

Inflected forms

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