しゃぶる

Meaning in English

to suck, to chew

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What it means

しゃぶる means to suck or to lick with the lips and tongue; it covers literal actions like sucking candy or licking a finger, and it has informal senses including freeloading off someone’s resources and, in sexual slang, performing oral sex.

Main meanings

To physically suck or lick objects such as candy, fingers, or broth
To sponge off or freeload on someone’s resources or attention
In sexual slang, to perform oral sex

How to use it

Used in casual speech to describe literal acts like sucking candy or tasting broth, and in informal or vulgar contexts to describe freeloading or sexual acts.

Variants and close terms

吸う (suu) — to suck
なめる (nameru) — to lick

Etymology

しゃぶ shabu is an onomatopoeic stem that imitates the action of drawing with lips and tongue; the verb しゃぶる developed from this sound.

Word class

verb (godan)