fam en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Abbreviations * (family, term of endearment): Clipping of family * (familiarization): Clipping of familiarization
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of family.
alt of family
I'm gonna visit the fam.
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(Internet, Multicultural-London-English, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.
Gotta get more organised, 'cah fam, I hate rushing
2019, “Going Through It” (track 6), in Ignorance Is Bliss, performed by Skepta:"Cadet, Cadet!" Not every day, fam. Can't you see why it's long? I just wanna get my creps and be gone.
2017, “Uber Everywhere Freestyle 2”performed by Cadet (rapper):“Yo, Audre, so content warning: My mama is wearing booty shorts—or pum-pum shorts, whatever you call it—doing yoga in the backyard. She is very comfortable with herself and her body and all a that, so you been warned, fam.”
2019, Junauda Petrus, The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, Penguin, →ISBN, page 77:Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, qualifier:hospitality industry) Clipping of familiarization.
alt of familiarization
The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents.
She arranged back-to-back fams and took her boyfriend.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
famalam · fam trip · fam flight · fam-bam
Translations (1)
es carnal (term of endearment between friends)