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- Japanese · derived from壁ドン
- English todaykabedon
From Japanese 壁ドン (kabedon), from 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The act of placing one hand on a wall or other vertical surface while leaning close to another (usually shorter) person whose back is against the wall/surface. Full definition →
From Japanese 壁ドン (kabedon), from 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.