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adorbs en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /əˈdɔɹbz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of adorable + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Adorable.
   • Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) surprised his daughters on Friday evening with an addition to their family: a fluffy white rescue pooch named “Snowflake” (Adorbs!). 2014 November 17, Erin C.J. Robinson, “President Obama snuggles a koala and Sen. Ted Cruz adds a furry member to his family: Which VIP had the best weekend?”, in The Washington Post:
   • Don’t ask any difficult questions, just look at the cute pictures – disseminated widely – of Modi showering Musk’s kids with gifts. Adorbs. 2025 February 18, Arwa Mahdawi, “Elon Musk keeps bringing his kids to work – and the reasons aren’t cute at all”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • 2017 Trinket, "The Halloween Hippogriff", Nella the Princess Knight Thanks Nella. Your ballerina butterfly costume is adorbs!

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