shabu
English
Etymology
Probably ultimately 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.
Noun
shabu (uncountable)
- (slang, drugs, Asia, mainly Indonesia and Philippines) methedrine; methamphetamine
- 1997, Alfred A. Yuson, FVR, Sin, Erap, Jawô and other peeves, Anvil Books
- […] 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 […]
- 2017 August 1, Mario Casayuran, Manila Bulletin, "Customs payola: P147 B?"
- […] some P6.4 billion worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu was slipped passed the BOC through its automated classification system.
- 1997, Alfred A. Yuson, FVR, Sin, Erap, Jawô and other peeves, Anvil Books
Anagrams
- Busha, Shaub, bahus, habus, subah
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃabu], [ˈsabu]
Noun
shabu
- (slang, drugs) Alternative form of sabu (“methedrine; methamphetamine”)
Japanese
Romanization
shabu
- Rōmaji transcription of しゃぶ
- Rōmaji transcription of シャブ
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- syabu
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese Hepburn romaji シャブ (shabu, “stimulant”) (cf. Indonesian sabu). From the 1980s[1].
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sha‧bu
- IPA(key): /ʃaˈbu/, [ʃɐˈbu]
Noun
shabú
- (slang) methedrine; methamphetamine; crystal meth
- Synonyms: agimat, bato
- 2000, Tomas F. Agulto, Sa. Ba. Tri: sa masaganang milenyo, →ISBN:
- Nakakaramdam siya ng pagnanasa. Mas masidhi ang sumpong ng isang taong bitin o kulang sa sex. Lalo na kung kargado sa gamot o bumatak ng shabu. Tulad ngayong solong nagmumukmok ang kanyang laman.
- He has sexual desire toward her. The temperament of a person lacking in sex is more intense, especially when he is high on [illegal] drugs or he sniffed shabu, like right now, when his body is sulking solo.
- 2017 July 11, Jamil Santos, '"4 na drug suspect na nanlaban daw sa mga pulis, patay sa buy-bust operation", GMA News
- Nakuha sa mga suspek ang cal .45 baril, tatlong improvised shotgun at mga sachet ng hinihinalang shabu, at marked money [...]
- [The police] confiscated a .45-caliber pistol, three improvised shotguns and sachets of suspected methamphetamine, and marked money from the suspects.
- Nakuha sa mga suspek ang cal .45 baril, tatlong improvised shotgun at mga sachet ng hinihinalang shabu, at marked money [...]
- (slang) ya ba (tablet containing a mix of methamphetamine and caffeine)
Derived terms
- magshabu
- nakashabu
- shabuhan
References
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- “shabu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018