English Explanatory Dictionary

shabu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Methedrine; methamphetamine.

Word forms

shabu syabu

Etymology

Probably from Japanese シャブ (“stimulant: amphetamine, methamphetamine”), in turn possibly 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.

Related words

shabu-shabu
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