シャブ

Japanese

Etymology

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

(Tokyo) シャブ [sháꜜbù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕa̠bɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

シャブ or しゃぶ • (shabu)

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

Synonyms

覚醒剤(かくせいざい) (kakuseizai) (neutral term referring to stimulants more broadly)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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