fam

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see also: Fam, FAM

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Etymology

Abbreviations

• (family, term of endearment) Clipping of family
• (familiarization) Clipping of familiarization

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fæm/

Noun

fam (plural fams)

1. (informal) Clipping of family

   I'm gonna visit the fam.

2. (colloquial, hospitality industry) Clipping of familiarization

   The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents.

   She arranged back-to-back fams and took her boyfriend.

3. (slang, chiefly AAVE, Multicultural London English, MTE, Internet slang) A term of endearment between friends; derived from "family" but not used between relatives.

   Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe.

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Fam

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Proper noun

1. A local language spoken in the Taraba State area of Nigeria.

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FAM

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Noun

fam (plural fams)

1. (US, law enforcement) Initialism of federal air marshal

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