noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Clipping of carabiner. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial
2. 2
   imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko colloquial

Synonyms

All synonyms

carabinercarabiner

Etymology

Etymology 1

Modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Related phrases

crab stickimitation crab

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