shabu

English

Noun

shabu (uncountable)

1. (informal, Asia, 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.

Anagrams

• Busha, Shaub, bahus, habus, subah

---

Tagalog

Noun

shabu

1. (usually informal) methamphetamine
   • 2000, Tomas F. Agulto, Sa. Ba. Tri: sa masaganang milenyo →ISBN

     ... niya ang dating nobya. 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.

     ... [his] former girlfriend. He is feeling [sexual] desire. 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 shabu, and marked money from the suspects.

Synonyms

• (drug): bato (slang)