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Boba

//ˈboʊ.bə// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of tapioca pearl. countable, uncountable

    "She settled on the Chai Frappé Burst, a frozen, blended concoction with whipped cream, boba and cinnamon sugar sprinkles."

  2. 2
    Ellipsis of boba tea. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "“I was shocked,” said Leanne Yuen, a longtime boba drinker and a student at the University of California, Irvine. “What am I going to do now?”"

  3. 3
    A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. colloquial, countable, slang, uncountable

Etymology

From Chinese 波霸 (bōbà), from Cantonese 波霸 (bo1 baa3, “tapioca pearls” [literally: “big balls]”), from 波 (bo1) (itself from English ball) and 霸 (baa3, “chief, top”).

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