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fave

fave

7 8.0
A person or thing you like most
  • noun
  • /feɪv/
  • Informal
translation icon : favorito
  • Great movie, still one of my faves that I will watch whenever it comes on TV.
  • one of my faves
  • current faves
  • few of my faves

So this might not be my fave to use just on its own period.

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Examples

  • This is like my fave, but Oh my God, it's cold.

  • And so I love the books that were my faves forever ago and remain that way to this day.

  • So this might not be my fave to use just on its own period.

    Tati

  • Next up, we've got a classic, a fave, I might say.

  • All right, so this is one of my fave combos right now.

  • The mascara, not my fave, but not the worst by any means.

  • Here are some of my recent faves... you can never have too many, right?

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  • Too many to pick from, but here are my personal faves from the last decade:

    Blog text (19)

  • We have decided to go with one of my faves, which Mark hasn't seen.

  • My favorite movie is a classic comedy, and it's also one of my faves.

Synonyms

favorite
vsfave
  • US
712 1.0

A person or thing you like more than others

is the informal casual word for the same idea
fan favorite
vsfave
7 3.0

A person or thing many fans like most

is the casual general word not tied to group popularity
perennial favorite
vsfave
2 4.2

Something many people like for a long time

is the casual term that does not stress long duration

Antonyms

disliked
1.0

Not popular with many people

How Preferred

fave
  • Informal
7 8.0
choice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fave singular
faves plural

Etymology

Fave as a noun comes from the short form of favorite and means 'a person or thing you like best'. So when someone says 'that's my fave' they mean their top choice.