シャブ
Japanese
editEtymology
editDerivation 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
editNoun
edit- [from 1977] (slang) a stimulant (generally restricted to the context of illicit drugs such as amphetamine or methamphetamine)
Synonyms
edit- 覚醒剤 (kakuseizai) (neutral term referring to stimulants more broadly)
Descendants
edit- → Tagalog: shabu