うわばみ

noun

large snake; serpent

Refers to a big snake, often a boa or python. The kanji forms are rare; the word is usually written in kana.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんで大おおきなうわばみを見みた。

  I saw a large snake at the zoo.

noun

heavy drinker; heavy drinking

Colloquial metaphor comparing someone who drinks a lot to a large snake that swallows things whole. Often used in phrases like うわばみのような人 or うわばみのように飲む.

• 彼かれはうわばみのように酒さけを飲のむ。

  He drinks like a fish.

• あの人ひとは本ほん当とうにうわばみだね。

  That person is a real heavy drinker, isn't he?