fan·tab·u·lous

[fan-tab-yuh-luhs]
adjective Slang.
extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.

Origin:
1955–60; blend of fantastic and fabulous

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fantabulous
1959, creative merger of fantastic and fabulous.
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Fantabulous is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
Who becomes royal and who a drudge depends on who gets fed with a fantabulous substance called royal jelly.
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