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Definition of adorbs

adorbs

/əˈdɔːrbz/
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• adjective

1

Arousing great affection or delight; charming, cute, or adorable.

Example

"The photos of the sleeping kittens are totally adorbs."

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• interjection

1

Used as an enthusiastic exclamation to express that someone or something is cute, charming, or endearing.

Example

"Adorbs! Where did you find that tiny knitted sweater for your dog?"

Word Nuance & Usage

'Adorbs' is a colloquial slang clipping restricted to informal speech and social media; as an adjective, it is used predominantly in the predicate position (e.g., 'that puppy is adorbs') rather than before a noun.

• Nearby Words

adorableness
adorably
adoration
adorbs
adore
adorer
adoring

Word Origin & Etymology

Emerged in early 21st-century American slang as a playful clipping of 'adorable' with the informal suffix '-s' (compare 'totes' for 'totally' and 'obvi' for 'obviously').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Adorbs. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/adorbs
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