fabulous

From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable +‎ -ous.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæbjʊləs/

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fabulous (comparative more fabulous, superlative most fabulous)

1. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
2. Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
   • 1949, Joseph Campbell, “The Hero and the God”, in The Hero with a Thousand Faces:

     [F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]

3. Fictional or not believable; made up.
4. (obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
5. (slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
6. (slang) Camp, effeminate.
7. (slang) Fashionable, glamorous.

• In the sense of wonderful, the word is stereotypically associated with gay men. This may be a result of its former usage among valley girls.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:fabulous.

• Thesaurus:excellent

• fable