kabedon

English

A kabedon in Second Life.

Etymology

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

Noun

kabedon (plural kabedon or kabedons)

1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) 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.
   • 2016, Kina Kobayashi, translated by Jenny McKeon, Nameless Asterism‎^[1], volume 3:

     Pulling a kabedon will freak her out, so don't get pushy...

   • 2017, Kei Sasuga, translated by Adam Hirsch, Domestic Girlfriend‎^[2], volume 13, unnumbered page:

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

   • 2021, Teren Mikami, translated by TNFWIBYLU Translation Team, There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...‎^[3], volume 5, unnumbered page:

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

   • 2021, Kana Nakatsuki, translated by Andria McKnight, Don't Tempt Me, VP!‎^[4], volume 3, unnumbered page:

     Do girls really get excited over kabedons?

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kabedon.

Further reading

• kabedon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

kabedon

1. Rōmaji transcription of かべドン