shabu en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(Indonesia, Philippines, qualifier:Southeast Asia, slang, uncountable) Methedrine; methamphetamine.
[…] some P6.4 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu was slipped passed the BOC through its automated classification system.
2017 August 1, Mario Casayuran, “Customs payola: P147 B?”, in Manila Bulletin:[…] 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 […]
1997, Alfred A. Yuson, FVR, Sin, Erap, Jawô and other peeves, Anvil Books:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syabu | alternative | lexicographic |