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fantabulous (fan-TAB-yuh-luhs) adjective
Slang. Marvelously excellent. [Blend of fantastic and fabulous.] "At last week's Polo for the Pops benefit in Fort Worth, your humble scribe here played opposite developer Ed Bass in a polo match at the Upchurch family's fantabulous Brushy Creek Polo Ranch." Alan Peppard, It's a Wynne - Wynne - Wynne situation, The Dallas Morning News, Jun 9, 1996. (This week you discover the themes of the words. Each word belongs to one of the previous themes listed in http://wordsmith.org/awad/themes.html ) ............................................................................. Hope: Desire and expectation rolled into one. -Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914) [The Devil's Dictionary, 1906] Send your comments about words to anu@wordsmith.org. To subscribe or unsubscribe A.Word.A.Day, send a message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with "Subject:" line as "subscribe <Your Name<" or "unsubscribe". Archives, FAQ, gift subscription form, and more at: http://wordsmith.org/awad/ Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/fantabulous.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/fantabulous.ram
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