shabu

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Meaning · English

Methedrine; methamphetamine.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

[…] 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 […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “shabu” mean?

Methedrine; methamphetamine.

Is “shabu” formal or informal?

shabu is generally slang.