Kobe

alternative Kōbe

1. The capital and largest city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
2. A male given name.

   One had a halfro and a Kobe Bryant Jersey that appeared to be unaccompanied by pants, toddler-sized Nikes peaked out from the bottom.

   2013, Matthew T. Bell, “Earth Drum”, in The Elderly Kids: Short Stories, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 21

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   Donning a tracksuit in the colors of the American flag and a Team USA shirt that paid respect to the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg laced up for a 200-meter exhibition race against Trinidadian former Olympic medalist Ato Boldon and two-time NCAA outdoor 200m champion Wallace Spearmon.

   2024 June 25, Sam Joseph, “Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds”, in CNN

1. USslangExclaimed, while throwing something at a target, as a prediction or acknowledgement of accuracy.

   Miguel: When you write a bad draft of your Signal article, there’s only one thing to do to it — smash it up into a ball, throw it to the nearest recycle bin and scream “KOBE!”

   2016 April 20, The Signal, volume XLIV, number 2, The College of New Jersey, published 19 April 2016, page 27

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   (throws aforementioned paper cup at Russell Byrd– hits Byrd in the head) KOBE! […] Derrick Nix: Are you serious? You threw a crumpled paper cup at his head, hit him, and then yelled “Kobe!”

   2012 January 18, “Archived copy”, in The Black Sheep, volume 6, number 2, Michigan State University, published 17 January 2012, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2021, page 7

   As I spend 10 minutes debating what to order, a kid nearby entertains himself by squirting free edamame beans across the restaurant. I try the same, saying “Kobe!” as I shoot one in my mouth at arm’s length on the first try.

   2019 March 22, OC Weekly, volume 24, number 30, Orange County, California: Duncan McIntosh Company, published 20 March 2019, page 20