バイブ

See also: パイプ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English vibe.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) イブ [báꜜìbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ba̠ibɯ̟]

Noun

バイブ • (baibu

  1. vibrator (a device used for massage or sexual stimulation)
    ○○をバイブ刺激(しげき)する
    ○○ o baibu de shigeki suru
    to stimulate X with a vibrator
  2. vibration (specifically of a mobile phone)
    Synonym: 振動 (shindō)
    バイブ解除(かいじょ)する
    baibu o kaijo suru
    to turn off vibration mode