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nabes

nabes is the plural of nabe.

Meaning of nabe

Noun (1)

nabe (plural nabes)

  1. (slang) Neighborhood.
    • Cagers Will Attend ‘Nabe’ Gym Smoker.
      Practically every basketball player in the city has promised to attend the benefit smoker at the Neighborhood House gym, Tenth and Galapago, Monday night.1922, Denver Post 2 Dec. 10/8 (head & text)
  2. (slang, frequently in the plural) Neighborhood theater, neighborhood cinema.
    • They picked an aging star, slapped together a moldy script, and sent the result out to the nabes.1970, New Yorker

Noun (2)

nabe (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A Japanese hot pot dish.
    Synonyms:
    nabemono

Questions about nabes

What is nabes the plural of?
Nabes is the plural of nabe.

Words near nabes in the dictionary

  1. nabee
  2. nabemono
  3. Naber
  4. Naberezhnye Chelny
  5. Nabers
  6. nabes
  7. Nabeshima
  8. Nabeshima ware
  9. Nabeshima wares
  10. Nabeshimas
  11. nabesite

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