Absolutely Fabulous

Completely over wonderful

Absolutely Fabulous is a British television comedy (1992–2012) following two middle-aged women clinging to youth through fashion, alcohol, and excess.

The title, often shortened to Ab Fab, has become shorthand for anything gaudy, over-the-top, or desperately chic: The party was very Ab Fab—champagne, designer labels, and drama.

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sitcom · haute couture · fashion week · caricature · parody · maximalism · high society · television · opulence · series · slapstick · mockery · luxury brands · exaggeration · glamorous · satire · flamboyant · wit

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quality/evaluation

Absolutely Fabulousabysmal

Extremely poor quality

wretched · dismal · pathetic · abominable

intensity of praise

Absolutely Fabulousgood enough

Meeting minimum standards

passable · nothing special · unremarkable · so-so · mediocre

cultural reference - british sitcom

Absolutely FabulousKeeping Up Appearances

Projecting unearned respectability

Downton Abbey · Call the Midwife

Family

absolute, absolutely, absolve, absolution, fabulous, fabulously, fabulation

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Top 500,000
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Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG