noun
female delinquent; bad girl
Colloquial, somewhat dated term for a young woman who is a troublemaker or delinquent. Often used in the compound ズベ公.
See also: ズベ公
あのズベはまた補導されたらしい。
That bad girl seems to have been taken into custody again.
昔、ズベ公と呼ばれる女の子たちがいた。
Back in the day, there were girls called 'zubekō' (female delinquents).
The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the verb ずべる (to slide, to slip) in some dialects, but the connection is unclear. The term is considered slang and has been used since at least the mid-20th century.