kabedon

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noun

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.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounkabedon (plural kabedon or kabedons)

plural kabedons

  1. JapanesefictionThe 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.

    Do girls really get excited over kabedons?

    2021, Kana Nakatsuki, translated by Andria McKnight, Don't Tempt Me, VP!, volume 3, unnumbered page
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    Pulling a kabedon will freak her out, so don't get pushy...

    2016, Kina Kobayashi, translated by Jenny McKeon, Nameless Asterism, volume 3

    Kabedon only works if you're both into each other.

    2017, Kei Sasuga, translated by Adam Hirsch, Domestic Girlfriend, volume 13, unnumbered page

    We were presently in an empty classroom during lunch break, and she had me trapped in a truly magnificent kabedon.

    2021, Teren Mikami, translated by TNFWIBYLU Translation Team, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless..., volume 5, unnumbered page

Origin

  1. Japanese壁ドン
  2. Englishkabedon

From Japanese 壁ドン (kabedon), from 壁 (kabe, “wall”) + ドン (don, onomatopoeia for a pounding noise).

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APA

kabedon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabedon

MLA

“kabedon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabedon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kabedon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabedon.

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