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語源 1

From Japanese 神(こう)戸(べ) (Kōbe).

別の表記

• Kōbe

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkəʊˌbiː/, /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkoʊˌbi/, /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/
• 韻: -əʊbi

固有名詞

Kobe

1. The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
2. A male given name.
   • 2013, Matthew T. Bell, “Earth Drum”, in The Elderly Kids: Short Stories, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 21:

     One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom.

派生語

• Kobe beef

語源 2

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.

間投詞

Kobe

1. (slang, US) Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.
   • 2012 January 18, The Black Sheep‎, volume 6, number 2, Michigan State University, published 2012 January 17, page 7:

     (throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE!
     […]
     Derrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!”

   • 2016 April 20, The Signal‎, volume XLIV, number 2, The College of New Jersey, published 2016 April 19, page 27:

     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!”

   • 2019 March 22, OC Weekly‎, volume 24, number 30, Orange County, California: Duncan McIntosh Company, published 2019 March 20, page 20:

     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.

関連する語

• Jordan

アナグラム

• boke