Kobe
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊˌbiː/, /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊˌbi/, /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/
- Rhymes: -əʊbi
Proper noun
[edit]Kobe
- The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
- A male given name
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a city in Honshū, Japan
Etymology 2
[edit]After NBA player Kobe Bryant, emulating an earlier use of the name of Michael Jordan. Popularized by Dave Chappelle in a 2004 sketch. Kobe Bryant's parent named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
Interjection
[edit]Kobe
- (slang, US) Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.
- 2012 January 18, The Black Sheep[1], volume 6, number 2, Michigan State University, published 2012 January 17, page 7:
- (throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE!
[…]
Derrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!”
- 2016 April 20, The Signal[2], volume XLIV, number 2, The College of New Jersey, published 2016 April 19, page 27:
- Miguel: When you write a bad draft of your Signal article, there’s only one thing to do to it — smash it up into a ball, throw it to the nearest recycle bin and scream “KOBE!”
- 2019 March 22, OC Weekly[3], volume 24, number 30, Orange County, California: Duncan McIntosh Company, published 2019 March 20, page 20:
- As I spend 10 minutes debating what to order, a kid nearby entertains himself by squirting free edamame beans across the restaurant. I try the same, saying “Kobe!” as I shoot one in my mouth at arm’s length on the first try.
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Cebuano
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Kobe Bryant.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Ko‧be
Proper noun
[edit]Kobe
- a male given name
Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Kobe
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