Fabulous

Today I took the 6 train to meet a friend at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The trains were packed and there was a crush of people trying to get on the stairs to exit the station at 86th Street.

A young Latino man was directly behind me talking on his cell phone. I heard him say "There is this lady in front of me wearing a fabulous fur hat." Then this dude in baggy jeans, gold chains, and reverse baseball cap continued to make plans to meet his friends at the sporting gear store.

This is about the third time this week I've heard a straight man use the F word. When did they claim the term fabulous?