Fae

adj, noun, pron

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fey (“magical, fairylike”). alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fey (“fairy folk”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "The perfect companion to your favorite book series, this coloring book filled with fire-breathing dragons, dagger-wielding warriors, and fierce and lovely fae will make all your romantasies come true."

  2. 2
    Initialism of fuel-air explosive (“thermobaric weapon”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of fuel-air explosion. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of field applications engineer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of fundamental attribution error. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of fetal alcohol effects. abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism
Pronoun
  1. 1
    A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she. neologism, nonstandard, rare

    "Vandikas' parents, for example, haven't yet fully embraced the concept. Faer mother once asked faer to help her understand how fae would like her to talk about faer. Fae was encouraged, but faer mother's use of the pronouns didn't last – maybe, fae said, because it was such a foreign concept to the older generation, "so I just said to myself, she's my mom, I'll deal with it.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. Pronoun use from 2013.

Etymology 2

From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. Pronoun use from 2013.

Etymology 3

From Old French fae, from Medieval Latin fāda. Pronoun use from 2013.

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