noun Short form of the word family.
- I'm spending the holiday with my fam at my aunt's house.
- My fam always gets together for dinner on Sundays.
- She posted a photo of her whole fam at the beach.
noun (informal) A friendly way of addressing close friends, used like family but not for actual relatives.
- What's up, fam? Are you all coming to the game tonight?
- Thanks for helping me move, fam, I really owe you one.
- Hey fam, let's meet at the park after school.
- Hey fam, how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe.
noun A shortened form of the word 'familiarization'.
- The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents.
- She arranged back-to-back fams and took her boyfriend.
- The hotel invited travel writers on a fam trip to show off its new rooms.
- Before the season opened, the staff took part in a fam tour of the resort.
- The agency offered a free fam visit so agents could try the cruise.
