"Kobe" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: After NBA player Kobe Bryant, emulating an earlier use of the name of Michael Jordan. Popularized by Dave Chappelle in a 2004 sketch. Kobe Bryant's parent named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. Head templates: {{en-interj}} Kobe
  1. (slang, US) Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy. Tags: US, slang Related terms: Jordan
    Sense id: en-Kobe-en-intj-LGSUGvfN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 12 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkəʊˌbiː/ [UK], /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/ [UK], /ˈkoʊˌbi/ [US], /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kobe.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊbi Etymology: From Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|神戸|sc=Jpan|tr=こうべ, Kōbe}} Japanese 神戸 (こうべ, Kōbe) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kobe
  1. The capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Categories (place): Cities in Hyōgo Prefecture, Cities in Japan, Kobe, Places in Hyōgo Prefecture, Places in Japan Translations (a city in Honshū, Japan): كُوبِه (kūbih) [masculine] (Arabic), 神戶 (Chinese Cantonese), 神户 (san⁴ wu⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 神戶 (Chinese Mandarin), 神户 (Shénhù) (Chinese Mandarin), קובה (Hebrew), कोबे (kobe) (Hindi), 神戸 (Kōbe) (alt: こうべ) (Japanese), 고베 (Gobe) (Korean), कोबे (kobe) [neuter] (Marathi), कोउबे (koube) [neuter] (Marathi), Ко́бе (Kóbɛ) [masculine] (Russian), Ко́бэ (Kóbɛ) [masculine, sometimes] (Russian), โคเบะ (koo-bè) (Thai), Thần Hộ (alt: 神戶) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Kobe-en-name-EzM0~Mr5 Categories (other): Prefectural capitals of Japan Disambiguation of 'a city in Honshū, Japan': 80 20
  2. A male given name Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Kobe-en-name-YXBLU7xd Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 10 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kōbe Derived forms: Kobe beef
Etymology number: 1

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          "ref": "2012 January 18, The Black Sheep, volume 6, number 2, Michigan State University, published 2012 January 17, page 7",
          "text": "(throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE!\n[…]\nDerrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 April 20, The Signal, volume XLIV, number 2, The College of New Jersey, published 2016 April 19, page 27",
          "text": "Miguel: When you write a bad draft of your Signal article, there’s only one thing to do to it — smash it up into a ball, throw it to the nearest recycle bin and scream “KOBE!”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019 March 22, OC Weekly, volume 24, number 30, Orange County, California: Duncan McIntosh Company, published 2019 March 20, page 20",
          "text": "As I spend 10 minutes debating what to order, a kid nearby entertains himself by squirting free edamame beans across the restaurant. I try the same, saying “Kobe!” as I shoot one in my mouth at arm’s length on the first try.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy."
      ],
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          "throw#English"
        ],
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          "target",
          "target#English"
        ],
        [
          "prediction",
          "prediction#English"
        ],
        [
          "acknowledgement",
          "acknowledgement#English"
        ],
        [
          "accuracy",
          "accuracy#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, US) Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Dave Chappelle",
    "Kobe",
    "Kobe Bryant",
    "Michael Jordan",
    "NBA"
  ],
  "word": "Kobe"
}

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