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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from English imba, clipping of imbalanced.

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имба́ (imbáf inan (genitive имбы́, nominative plural имбы́, genitive plural имб)

  1. (gamer slang) something OP (something overpowered, providing a player/team with too much advantage and disrupting game balance)
  2. (youth slang, as a predicative) something awesome, something great
    Synonyms: отва́л башки́ (otvál baškí), отпа́д (otpád)
    Э́тот фильм про́сто имба́.Étot filʹm prósto imbá.This film is simply amazing.
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Etymology 2 edit

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и́мба (ímbaf inan (genitive и́мбы, nominative plural и́мбы, genitive plural имб)

  1. (regional) a large, cast-iron bowl in which lunch is cooked in a field
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Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Shona imbá (house).

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и́мба (ímbaf inan (genitive и́мбы, nominative plural и́мбы, genitive plural имб)

  1. imba (household or dwelling among the Shona people of Zimbabwe)
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