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  • Reputable (Fuji-ya, McDonalds, Shiroi-koibito) and disreputable (Meat Hope!) companies alike were caught selling recycled or spoiled food products by maintaining a highly organized system of relabeling and redistribution.

    2007: Japan Top Ten Year in Review 2007

  • The obvious source of corbito would be koibito 恋人, "lover", though those more proficient in the language than myself may have other ideas.

    languagehat.com: CORBITO. 2005

  • Guess I'm late to the party, but if I were a betting man (and God help me I am) I'd put it all down on koibito myself, though I'll wager (someone stop me!)

    languagehat.com: CORBITO. 2005

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