Meanings
fabs1
- pluralplural of fab
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fab
comparative more fabs · superlative most fabs
- abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of fabulous.
Fabs2
- informalthe Beatles.
Meronym: Fab
3 more examples
At one time the Fabs told the press that: "Show business belongs to the Jews […]
1995, Henry W Sullivan, The Beatles with Lacan: rock 'n' roll as requiem for the modern age[…] the madness which surrounded the Fabs at the height of Beatlemania.
1998, Patrick Humphries, The complete guide to the music of the Beatles, Volume 2Still, Mick and the boys couldn't resist striving after whatever the Beatles attempted first, even when the Fabs flopped.
2002, Shawn Levy, Ready, steady, go!: the smashing rise and giddy fall of Swinging London
FABs3
- pluralplural of FAB
Origin
Abbreviation of Fab Four, + -s.
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fabs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fabs
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