シャブ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Derivation uncertain. First attested in a text from 1977.[1]

Possibly derived from the verb しゃぶる (shaburu, to suck on something), from the way that the addictiveness of the drugs sucks in the user.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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シャブ or しゃぶ (shabu

  1. [from 1977] (slang) a stimulant (generally restricted to the context of illicit drugs such as amphetamine or methamphetamine)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: shabu

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN