fab[fAb] mod. fabulous. Man, what a fab
stereo! Your pad is not what I’d call fab.
Just okay.
face cardn. an important person; a self-
important person. (As with the royal
characters in playing cards.) Who’s the
face card getting out of the benz? Mr.
Big is the face card in the local mob.
faced 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From
shit-faced.) Lord, is he faced! Who
is that guy on the corner who looks so
faced? 2. mod. rejected by a member of
the opposite sex. (Collegiate.) I’ve been
faced again, and I hate it! Sally was
faced by Todd, and she won’t speak to him
or anybody else.
(face) fungusn. whiskers; a beard. If
John would shave off that face fungus, he’d
look a lot better. What do you need all
that fungus for anyway?
face mann. a good-looking young man
with no personality. (Collegiate.)
Harry is just a face man and as dull as
dishwater. Norm is the perfect face
man—all looks and no brains.
face-offn. a confrontation. (From hockey.)
For a minute it looked like we were
headed toward a nasty face-off. The
face-off continued for a few moments till
both of them realized that there was no
point in fighting.
face the musictv. to receive the rebuke
that is due one. You had better go in
and face the music now. You have to face
the music eventually.
face timen. time spent face to face with
someone. (As opposed to over the tele-
phone or by email, etc.) I need to have
more face time with my children.
facilitiesn. toilet facilities. Where are the
facilities around here? Can I use your
facilities?
fack[fAk] in. to state the facts; to tell
(someone) the truth. (Black.) That
dude is not facking with me. Now is the
time to start facking. Where were you?
facts of life 1. n. an explanation of human
reproduction, especially as presented to
a child. No one ever explained the facts
of life to me. I read books about it. She
is so naive. She doesn’t even know the facts
of life. 2. n. the truth about life’s diffi-
culties. You had better face up to the
facts of life and get a job. They taught
me everything in college except the facts of
life.fade 1. in. to leave. I think that the time
has come for me to fade. See ya. Hey,
man, let’s fade. 2. in. to lose power; to
lose influence. Ralph is fading, and
someone else will have to take over. The
positive effect of the weekend faded fast.
fadedmod.drunk; drug intoxicated.
Man, is that guy ever faded! Look at him
weave from one lane to another. Bob’s
faded and fell asleep in his chair.
fadoodle[f@”dudl] n. something ridiculous;
nonsense. Oh, stop your silly fadoodle!
That’s nothing but fadoodle!
fag[fAg] 1. n. a cigarette. Hey, pal,
gimme a fag. Go buy your own fags! 2.
and faggotn. a homosexual. (Rude and
derogatory.) Who’s the fag with the
fancy hat? Don’t act like a faggot, Gary.- n. a repellent male. (Rude and derog-
atory.) You creepy fag. Stop it! Sam
is such a fag!
fag-bashingGo to fag-busting.