faven.adj.

Brit.

/feɪv/, U.S.

/feɪv/

Etymology: Shortened < favourite n. and adj.

slang (originally U.S.).

= favourite n. and adj., used esp. in show business. fave rave adjective and noun, of popular music(ians), films, etc.: (designating) a special favourite.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] > favourite

fancied1589

favourite1711

minion1715

pet1819

fair-haired1822

fave1938

the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet

darlingc888

favoura1387

dandilly?a1513

tidling1520

marmoset1523

white son1539

minion1566

favourite1582

white boyc1600

feddle1611

dautie1676

inclination1691

mother's pet1819

fair-haired boy1822

pet1825

white-haired boy1829

petsywetsy1847

blue-eyed boy1919

fave1938

1938 Variety 16 Mar. 44/4 Lester Harding, heavy fave here, clicks with pop songs.

1940 Variety 3 Apr. 38/2 They give off okay on fave comedy oldies such as ‘Horsie Keep Your Tail Up.’

1964 Jackie 11 Jan. 8/2 Her fave one is a thin strip of leather.

1967 Melody Maker 16 Dec. 10/7 Smith's quartet version with Stan Getz was one of the fave rave records of the period.

1973 Times 30 July 15 The American fan magazine market, always at the ready to replace a current fave rave.

1977 Sounds 9 July 18/2 I reckon ‘Violation’ has already found a place in my end-of-the-year-faves listing.

1982 Washington Post 26 July c1/1 Art Laffer, the Reaganauts' fave moneyman, threw his curve at the American Meat Institute just recently.

1986 Pony Sept. 4/1 Have you always longed to ask your fave riders some really stupid questions?

1987 Face Apr. 47/2 These new recruits may have allied themselves to Smithdom's cause because their former faves, Echo & The Bunnymen for instance, haven't delivered.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fave
释义	faven.adj. Brit. /feɪv/, U.S. /feɪv/ Etymology: Shortened < favourite n. and adj. slang (originally U.S.). = favourite n. and adj., used esp. in show business. fave rave adjective and noun, of popular music(ians), films, etc.: (designating) a special favourite. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [adjective] > favourite fancied1589 favourite1711 minion1715 pet1819 fair-haired1822 fave1938 the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun] > state or condition of being a favourite > favourite or pet darlingc888 favoura1387 dandilly?a1513 tidling1520 marmoset1523 white son1539 minion1566 favourite1582 white boyc1600 feddle1611 dautie1676 inclination1691 mother's pet1819 fair-haired boy1822 pet1825 white-haired boy1829 petsywetsy1847 blue-eyed boy1919 fave1938 1938 Variety 16 Mar. 44/4 Lester Harding, heavy fave here, clicks with pop songs. 1940 Variety 3 Apr. 38/2 They give off okay on fave comedy oldies such as ‘Horsie Keep Your Tail Up.’ 1964 Jackie 11 Jan. 8/2 Her fave one is a thin strip of leather. 1967 Melody Maker 16 Dec. 10/7 Smith's quartet version with Stan Getz was one of the fave rave records of the period. 1973 Times 30 July 15 The American fan magazine market, always at the ready to replace a current fave rave. 1977 Sounds 9 July 18/2 I reckon ‘Violation’ has already found a place in my end-of-the-year-faves listing. 1982 Washington Post 26 July c1/1 Art Laffer, the Reaganauts' fave moneyman, threw his curve at the American Meat Institute just recently. 1986 Pony Sept. 4/1 Have you always longed to ask your fave riders some really stupid questions? 1987 Face Apr. 47/2 These new recruits may have allied themselves to Smithdom's cause because their former faves, Echo & The Bunnymen for instance, haven't delivered. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1938
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