plural fams            
        
    1
                    
                                informal 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : family                                      
              
                             
… holds poolside family "challenges" where winning fams score free nights at the resort.— Parenting School Years
Parenting School Years
                                       The whole fam stepped out for the bash, including Caitlyn Jenner (who's reportedly estranged from the Kardashian side of the family).— Isabel Jones
Isabel Jones
                         
                
                    2
                    
                                slang 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : a close friend                                      
                
                  —used especially as a form of address
"Yo, fam, check it out." Mars points at the children's playground adjacent to the McDonald's.— Jeff Zentner
Jeff Zentner
But Jaime doesn't care. He's all "nah, fam. This is all I got."— Ben Gaspin
Ben Gaspin
    
                
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                                                      familiar                                      
                
                    
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                                                      family                                      
                
                    
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