An expression used to describe a person or thing that is exceedingly fabulous or extravagant— to an extent that is comparable to the lavishness of slaveowner / plantation culture in the American
Antebellum South, the time period which the 1939 movie “
Gone with the Wind” is set in.
Popularized in late 2012 by former
Miss USA, Kenya Moore, during an episode in Season 5 of the reality TV series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Kenya: I have been in this business for 20 years, and I’m STILL here! And I’m still fabulous….
Phaedra: You betta preach now!
Kenya: Right?! Fabulous!
Gone with the WIND fabulous! Okay? Thank you!
Phaedra: Well,
alright now.