shabu
- n an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- In Indonesia, 218 kg of shabu were seized in 1999, up from just 3 kg two years earlier.
- The statue of Takamori Saigo, a Meiji-era samurai, is surrounded by junkies seeking out teriyaki (heroin) or shabu-shabu (crystal methamphetamine).
- Local reviews call shabu-shabu "great date food," which puzzles Niki.