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kabedon

kabedon noun: the act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another (usually shorter) person whose back is against the wall/surface.

kabedon: the act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another...
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Noun

kabedon (plural kabedon or kabedons)

  1. (Japanese) The act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another (usually shorter) person whose back is against the wall/surface.
    • Pulling a kabedon will freak her out, so don't get pushy...2016, Kina Kobayashi, translated by Jenny McKeon, Nameless Asterism, volume 3
    • Kabedon only works if you're both into each other.2017, Kei Sasuga, translated by Adam Hirsch, Domestic Girlfriend, volume 13, unnumbered page

Examples of kabedon in a sentence

  • We were presently in an empty classroom during lunch break, and she had me trapped in a truly magnificent kabedon.2021, Teren Mikami, translated by TNFWIBYLU Translation Team, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., volume 5, unnumbered...
  • Do girls really get excited over kabedons?2021, Kana Nakatsuki, translated by Andria McKnight, Don't Tempt Me, VP!, volume 3, unnumbered page:

Forms of kabedon

pluralkabedon
pluralkabedons

Origin of kabedon

From Japanese 壁ドン (kabedon), from 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).

Questions about kabedon

What does kabedon mean?
Kabedon means the act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another (usually shorter) person whose back is against the wall/surface.
How do you use kabedon in a sentence?
We were presently in an empty classroom during lunch break, and she had me trapped in a truly magnificent kabedon.
What part of speech is kabedon?
Kabedon is a noun.
What is the plural of kabedon?
The plural of kabedon is kabedon.

Words near kabedon in the dictionary

  1. Kabballah bracelets
  2. Kabbas
  3. Kabbeljaw
  4. Kabbeljaws
  5. kabbelow
  6. kabedon
  7. kabedons
  8. Kabeer
  9. Kabeers
  10. Kabeiri
  11. Kabeiroi

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