- We went to Chinatown and got some boba.
Boba
noun;
A fruit based or flavored beverage containing spherical tapioca pieces. Apparent meaning: A drink containing “pearls” of tapioca. Type of word formation: Possibly foreign (Boba, slang for ‘large breasts’ in Taiwanese) but also in this case synecdoche, boba originally referred to the tapioca at the bottom of the beverage and now is used for the entire drink.
Etymology : Possibly foreign (Boba, slang for ‘large breasts’ in Taiwanese)
Source : Used in conversation with friends
Last modified: 10 June 2008