Street
quiubo
What does quiubo mean?
What's up? What's good? The default Caló/Chicano hello between homies — same energy as 'wassup' in English. Lengthened to 'quiúbole' for extra warmth.
"¡Quiubo, carnal! Long time no see."
Origin
Smushed-together '¿qué hubo?' (literally 'what was there?') — the standard Caló/Mexican street greeting, sanded down by speed.
Frequently asked questions
What does quiubo mean?
Quiubo is Caló for "what's up?" — a contraction of the Spanish ¿qué hubo?
How do you use quiubo in a sentence?
"Quiubo, carnal — long time no see."
Where does quiubo come from?
It's a contraction of the Spanish phrase ¿qué hubo?, used in Caló.
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