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yabo
is a Japanese term to describe certain unaesthetic quality. ''Yabo'' is the antonym of ''iki''. ''Busui'' (無粋), literally "non-''iki''," is synonymous with ''yabo''. A non-''iki'' thing is not necessarily ''yabo'' but probably is. Something that is ''yabo'' is usually unrefined, gigantic, coarse, childish, colorful, self-conscious, permanent, loud, superficial, vulgar, snobbish, boorish, etc.
The word ''yabo'' was often used by city dwellers, or ''Chōnin'' (especially those of Edo). It often refers to samurai and farmers (''nomin)'' from outside Edo, but could also be applied to another ''chonin''. The city dwellers of Edo sometimes called themselves ''Edokko'' (similar to ''New Yorker'' or ''Parisian''). Proud of having been born and raised in Edo, they had a tendency to despise outsiders. However, the origins of many chonin could be traced back to other areas and backgrounds.
The meaning of the term has expanded and generalized through the modernization of Japan. Today, the word ''yabo'' is used more frequently than ''iki''.
==References==
*Cecilia Segawa Seigle. ''Yoshiwara: The Glittering World of the Japanese Courtesan.'' University of Hawaii Press, 1993 pg. 136
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