Fab vs Faw - What's the difference?
fab | faw |
fabulous (great or spectacular). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, third edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 652 (ISBN 0-395-44895-6)
A manufacturing plant which fabricates items, particularly silicon chips.
fabricate, especially in the context of fabbers
; chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States .
* 1907 , , Old Creole Days ,
As an abbreviation fab
is (brazilian air force).As a preposition faw is
; chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the united states .fab
English
Etymology 1
From , by shorteningAdjective
(fabber)Derived terms
* fabbyEtymology 2
From and its derived terms, by shorteningNoun
(en noun)- Hundreds were put out of work when the chip fab shut down.
Synonyms
* fabberVerb
(fabb)- It uses digital data from a computer to “fab ” products and models of new products. [http://www.ennex.com/~fabbers/publish/FAB-ulous.asp]
References
Anagrams
* English clippings ---- ==Volapük==Declension
(vo-decl-noun) ----faw
English
Preposition
(English prepositions)Gutenberg eBook #10234,
- “Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin? at me faw ?”