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fab | fap |

As adjectives the difference between fab and fap

is that fab is fabulous (great or spectacular) while fap is drunk.

As nouns the difference between fab and fap

is that fab is a manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips while fap is a session of masturbation.

As verbs the difference between fab and fap

is that fab is fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers while fap is to masturbate.

As an interjection fap is

to indicate that someone (normally the speaker) is either masturbating, or inspired to by sexual arousal.

fab

English

Etymology 1

From , by shortening

Adjective

(fabber)
  • fabulous (great or spectacular). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 (ISBN 0-395-44895-6)
    • Derived terms
    * fabby

    Etymology 2

    From and its derived terms, by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
    • Hundreds were put out of work when the chip fab shut down.
    Synonyms
    * fabber

    Verb

    (fabb)
  • fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
    • It uses digital data from a computer to “fab ” products and models of new products. [http://www.ennex.com/~fabbers/publish/FAB-ulous.asp]
    Related terms
    * fabber * fabless * pre-fab

    References

    Anagrams

    * English clippings ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • fable

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun) ----

    fap

    English

    Etymology 1

    Late 16th century.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Drunk.
  • * , act I, scene I
    • BARDOLPH: Why, sir, for my part, I say the gentleman had drunk himself out of his five sentences.
    EVANS: It is his 'five senses'; fie, what the ignorance is!
    BARDOLPH: And being fap , sir, was, as they say, cashier'd; and so conclusions passed the careires.

    Etymology 2

    Echoic Internet neologism from the sound of male masturbation, originally used in English translations of some adult Japanese manga, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic The Thin H Line/Sexy Losers and other online sources.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (informal) To indicate that someone (normally the speaker) is either masturbating]], or [[inspire, inspired to by sexual arousal.
    • I was watching some porn – fap fap fap – when my computer crashed, again!
    She's single?... *fap fap fap *

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (slang) To masturbate.
    • He really likes to fap ; I hear him five times a day at least.
    I knew you liked fapping , but 300 gigabytes of porn is a little too much.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, countable) A session of masturbation.
    • I was horny, so I had a quick fap in the public restroom.
  • (slang, uncountable, rare) Pornography.
    • I've just downloaded loads of fap for while I'm away.

    Derived terms

    * fappable * fapworthy * fappy

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) English 4chan slang ----