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ハブる (はぶる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
exclude ; leave out ; freeze out
colloquial
Colloquial slang for deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity, often in social or school contexts. Derived from English 'have' via the phrase 'have する'.
友とも 達だち に ハブ られ て 、 一人ひとり で 昼ひる ごはん を 食た べ た 。
I was frozen out by my friends and ate lunch alone.
Similar words 仲なか 間ま 外はず れ A noun meaning 'being left out' or 'outcast'. ハブる is the verb form of the same concept, but more casual and slangy.
無む 視し Means 'ignore' and can be used for both intentional and unintentional ignoring. ハブる specifically implies active exclusion from a group.
Etymology Derived from the English word 'have', likely via the phrase 'have する', which was then contracted and verbified into ハブる. The exact path is uncertain, but it emerged as youth slang in the late 20th century.
