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yabai
yah-BUY · adjective · slang
Slang for 'crazy/awesome/terrible' depending on tone.
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An extremely versatile slang word signalling that something is intense — it can mean awesome, dangerous, awful or unbelievable depending on context and delivery.
“That plot twist was yabai, I did not see it coming.”
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yabai In A Sentence
That plot twist was yabai, I did not see it coming.
Origin & Usage
Japanese やばい (yabai), originally thieves' slang for 'dangerous', now a general intensifier.
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What does yabai mean?
It's versatile slang for something intense — it can mean awesome, crazy, terrible or dangerous depending entirely on tone and context.
How do you use yabai?
As a reaction to anything striking. Said with excitement it means 'amazing'; said with alarm it means 'this is bad'. A casual spoken form is 'yabee'.
Where does yabai come from?
It reportedly began as thieves' or criminal slang meaning 'dangerous', and broadened into a general-purpose intensifier in modern casual speech.
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