日本語の「やばい」がやばいと海外で話題に→「やばい」の汎用性の高さがやばい、便利さゆえの問題も…… 海外のスラングも続々集まる

Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite

The Japanese word "yabai" can mean almost anything depending on the context. In fact, its tendency for overuse and replacement of more precise terms isn’t something the whole of Japan celebrates. In other words, some people think things are getting quite yabai out there. pic.twitter.com/AZmPHfCUk2

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Unseen Japan @UnseenJapanSite

Learn more about the (over?)use of "yabai" in our essay for members: Yabai! The Most Versatile Word in the Japanese Language? unseenjapan.com/yabai-the-most…

Also Hamas Apparently @HamburgerJack

@UnseenJapanSite Yabai!

Calvin @calvye

@UnseenJapanSite やばい!!!!

Nate | KansaiGaijin | Full Stack Idiot @KansaiGaijinEng

So many meanings for yabai, its yabai. twitter.com/UnseenJapanSit…

acornwellian who draws @Acornwellian

@UnseenJapanSite On my last Japan trip I showed this image to one of my friends from niigata and she absolutely cracked up over it

12abbits (Rabbit) @12abbits

@UnseenJapanSite I listened to a gray-haired salaryman complain about youths using "yabai" for everything over the course of like 2 hours sitting in an izakaya. Took every bit of self control not to include "yabai" in my aizuchi responses lmao

ßilly ßadass @la_aleksolas

@UnseenJapanSite speaking with a japanese friend some months ago, i recall us agreeing that a consistent definition of「やばい」is “causes emotion”

Eric Badhead @magipunx

@UnseenJapanSite You could use the phrase "Too much" to achieve a similar effect

eli! 🐐 @frozenpandaman

@UnseenJapanSite i guess people trying to police language change & innovative usages of words is a worldwide phenomenon

Alex 𓅃🇪🇸🇵🇷🇺🇲 @SustoFelix

@UnseenJapanSite So you're telling that I can get away with not speaking Japanese by saying "yabai"? :-p

Haykal v2 @HaykalV2

@UnseenJapanSite The Japanese multitool

NetBoy @galinnit

@UnseenJapanSite I love that it can mean cool and uncool

✨Stephie✨〜🛋🧡🖤〜💚 @Sasa_dangon

@UnseenJapanSite My go-to translation is “yooooooooo”

eli! 🐐 @frozenpandaman

@StroukeKing @UnseenJapanSite came here to say this 🤙

Gene Reyva @genereyva

@UnseenJapanSite Is there a committee that oversees new definitions for yabai?

Alex 𓅃🇪🇸🇵🇷🇺🇲 @SustoFelix

@UnseenJapanSite So you're telling that I can get away with not speaking Japanese by saying "yabai"? :-p

Online Radio School @AudioTeacher

@UnseenJapanSite Quality content sensei....arigatou!

Momeranthem say hi @Aricariman1

@UnseenJapanSite @sisterinferior If it’s not yabai it yabai

rollxd6 @RollXd6

@UnseenJapanSite "getting quite yabai" you know exactly what you were doing here

Rena // my heart skips a beat @i7nighttemp

My favorite word twitter.com/unseenjapansit…

dreamy ☆ @kittygangraea

This is how I sound when I start using a phrase unironically and then it just takes over everything twitter.com/UnseenJapanSit…

RiderOfPepper🇵🇸 @peperbomb

@UnseenJapanSite I think the yabai feels like Too much but the too much of what is just per context

Chishika Toji @chis197

When running out of vocab just use 'yabai' 😂 not applicable in workplace unfortunately twitter.com/UnseenJapanSit…