Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shabu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: shabu
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Methedrine; methamphetamine.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] burning or hammer-smashing of confiscated paraphernalia, however these be illegal — such as marijuana, plastic bags of shabu, pinball machines, video arcade equipment — since such acts of showmanship only lend themselves to media […]"
"[…] some P6.4 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu was slipped passed the BOC through its automated classification system."

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.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: シャブ

Usage

Inflected Forms

syabu (alternative)

Phrases

shabu-shabu

Frequently Paired Words

shabu-shabu

Synonyms

methamphetamine methamphetamine hydrochloride methedrine meth deoxyephedrine chalk chicken feed crank glass ice trash

Questions

What does shabu mean?: Methedrine; methamphetamine.
Where does shabu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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