fave

noun

variants or less commonly fav
plural faves also favs
fave adjective

Examples of fave in a Sentence

I like all the actors on the show, but he's my fave. chocolate ice cream is my absolute fave
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Emmy faves Catherine O’Hara and Kathryn Hahn co-star, alongside a cavalcade of cameo-ing celebs (Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, and Anthony Mackie all show up to hurl insults at Rogen’s character in the trailer). Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025 Other indie-venue faves include Silver Lake’s Akbar and Lyric Hyperion, Eagle Rock’s the Fable, Echo Park’s Bar Bandini, Atwater Village’s Club Tee Gee, West Hollywood’s Bar Lubitsch, Koreatown’s R Bar, Highland Park’s the Offbeat bar and Westlake’s Dynasty Typewriter. Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The menu leaned on Southern faves like a gooey mac and cheese and shrimp and grits to go with your standard burgers and wings. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025 While most of his career has been on TV, the actor does have two big-screen cult faves under his belt: Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) and Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Forever (1991). Danny Horn, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fave 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fave was in 1938

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“Fave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fave. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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