Meaning of nabe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Neighborhood.
   slang
2. A Japanese hot pot dish.
   slang, uncountable
3. Neighborhood theater, neighborhood cinema.
   slang

Examples

“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.”

““Biggest flopperoo of year, so far,” wrote Green “was the highly touted preeming of Biff Brown’s band at the Ritz, nabe dancery near Bridgeport.” … Glossary of Swing Words in this Chapter. … Nabe dancery: Neighborhood ballroom.”

“They picked an aging star, slapped together a moldy script, and sent the result out to the nabes.”

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