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Kobe
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kobe Kóbe kôbe købe kōbe Kōbe kobé Kobé kobë
English
Etymology 1
From en ja - 神%戸 ^こう%べ.
Alternative forms
en Kōbe
Pronunciation
en /ˈkəʊˌbiː/ /ˈkəʊˌbeɪ/ UK
en /ˈkoʊˌbi/ /ˈkoʊˌbeɪ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kobe.wav Southern England
en əʊbi 2
Proper noun
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en caplc pref/Hyōgo c/Japan.
en male.
en 2013 Matthew T. Bell Earth Drum The Elderly Kids: Short Stories http://books.google.com/books?id=LII8xXFf8IQC&pg=PA21&#v=onepage&q&f=false 21 AuthorHouse 9781481725118 One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom.
en Sam Joseph Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/sport/snoop-dogg-us-olympic-trials-spt-intl/index.html 2024-06-25 Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon. https://web.archive.org/web/20260101173751/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/sport/snoop-dogg-us-olympic-trials-spt-intl/index.html 1 January 2026
Derived terms
en Kobe beef Kobeite kobeite
Translations
city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Honshū, Japan
Arabic: ar كُوبِه m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 神戶 san4 wu6
Mandarin: cmn 神戶 Shénhù
Czech: cs Kóbe
French: fr Kobe m, fr Kobé m
Hebrew: he קובה
Hindi: hi कोबे
Hungarian: hu Kóbe
Japanese: ja 神戸 こうべ, Kōbe
Korean: ko ^고베
Marathi: mr कोबे
Polish: pl Kobe n
Russian: ru Ко́бе m Kóbɛ, ru Ко́бэ m sometimes
Thai: th โคเบะ
Vietnamese: vi Thần Hộ (vi 神戶)
Etymology 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.
Interjection
en slang US Exclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.
en 2012-01-18 2012-01-17 The Black Sheep Michigan State University 6 2 7 https://issuu.com/theblacksheep/docs/black_sheep_michigan_state__v6i02_small (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!” Archived copy 26 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050820/https://issuu.com/theblacksheep/docs/black_sheep_michigan_state__v6i02_small 5 November 2021
en 2016-04-20 2016-04-19 The Signal The College of New Jersey XLIV 2 27 https://issuu.com/tcnjsignal/docs/complete_issue_apr_20_2016 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!” https://web.archive.org/web/20230401151820/https://issuu.com/tcnjsignal/docs/complete_issue_apr_20_2016 1 April 2023
en Mar 22, 2019 2019-03-20 OC Weekly Duncan McIntosh Company Orange County, California 24 30 20 https://issuu.com/dmcinc/docs/2019-3-21-ocw-combo-srgb 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250210131652/https://issuu.com/dmcinc/docs/2019-3-21-ocw-combo-srgb 10 February 2025
Related terms
en Jordan
Anagrams
en beko boke
en eponyms
Cebuano
Etymology
After Kobe Bryant.
Pronunciation
ceb Ko be
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
From nn ja 神戸.
Pronunciation
nn /²kuːbə/
Proper noun
nn proper noun ?
nn caplc pref/Hyōgo c/Japan.
Derived terms
nn kobebiff
nn kobekjøt
Swahili
sw:+ (kundinyota)
Pronunciation
sw Sw-ke-Kobe.flac Kenya
Proper noun
sw proper noun
sw zodiac constellations Corona Australis