nabe /neɪb/noun 2/ˈnɑbeɪ/ noun 1forms 1 noun2 •(slang) Neighborhood.Cagers Will Attend ‘Nabe’ Gym Smoker. Practically every basketball player in the city has promised to attend the benefit smoker at the Neighborhood House gym, Tenth and Galapago, Monday night. — 1922 •(slang) Neighborhood theater, neighborhood cinema.They picked an aging star, slapped together a moldy script, and sent the result out to the nabes. — 1970 nabe /ˈnɑbeɪ/ noun1 •A Japanese hot pot dish. formsnabes
