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🧑‍🎓 A Japanese surname ✈️ SR-71 nickname
Habu

Habu

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A Japanese family name, for example the famous player Yoshiharu Habu
  • proper noun
: Habu
  • Yoshiharu Habu is known as one of the greatest shogi players in history.

First stop, Jamie Lang and Sophie Habu.

Examples

  • Thanks, Stormrider and the rest of you, and Habu, you should consider medication as I take twice a day.

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  • Habu 3.7.11 at 3:53 PM

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  • Somehow this last and your discussion with Habu made me think of this: "An intellectual is somebody who thinks ideas are more important than people."

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  • Our friend Habu is a typical idealist.

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  • I like your Alinsky reference, Habu.

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  • Habu, you are a Bubo.

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  • Didn't mean to offend you, Habu.

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  • Habu 3.7.11 @ 2:05 PM

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  • Habu 3.7.11 @ 5:28 PM

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  • I presume that you would not like to be mocked as you have mocked Habu.

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Surface Forms

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Etymology

Habu is a Japanese family name best known from shogi grandmaster Yoshiharu Habu. A helpful way to remember it is that in Okinawa 'habu' is a venomous snake, so the name may make you think of someone sharp or strong.