fab

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See also: Fab, FAB, and F.A.B.

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From fabulous, by shortening.

Adjective

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fab (comparative fabber, superlative fabbest)

  1. (informal) Fabulous (great or spectacular).[1]
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Etymology 2

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From fabricate and its derived terms, by shortening.

Noun

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fab (plural fabs)

  1. A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
    The chip fab will double its production next year.
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Verb

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fab (third-person singular simple present fabs, present participle fabbing, simple past and past participle fabbed)

  1. To fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
    It uses digital data from a computer to “fab” products and models of new products. [2]

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References

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  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 →ISBN

Anagrams

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fab (nominative plural fabs)

  1. fable

Declension

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fab m

  1. Soft mutation of mab.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mab fab unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all (in any sense). Probably borrowed from Chinese (fán, “luxuriant, lush, numerous”).”

Adjective

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fab

  1. weedy, overgrown

Verb

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fab

  1. to grow excessively
Derived terms
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  • hav fab (dense grass, overgrown valley)

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese (fēn, “division”).”

Noun

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fab

  1. a division, a section

Classifier

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fab

  1. classifier for sections and divisions

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Chinese (fāng, “direction”).

Noun

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fab

  1. used in xwm fab (square, four-sided)

Etymology 4

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered a derivative of Etymology 1 by Jaisser.[1] However, seems more likely to be borrowed from Chinese (fán, “vexation, annoyance”). Not sure if the "having an allergy-like fit" meaning belongs here, or if it's borrowed from some other Chinese word (like (, “to launch, break out”), see its usage in 發作发作 (fāzuò, “to have a fit”)).”

Verb

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fab

  1. to be upset, distressed, confused
  2. to be allergic to
    Nws fab tshuaj tuag.It died of allergic reaction to medicine.
Derived terms
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  • mob fab (of a fit or coma after eating something that doesn't agree)
  • siab fab (upset, confused)

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 42.
  1. ^ Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 28.