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“893” is Japanese slang (from number pun: 8=ya, 9=ku, 3=za) meaning yakuza (Japanese mafia). Due to anti-yakuza laws since 2011, they’re declining sharply—now an “endangered species” meme in Japan. It’s also sometimes used casually for rough/thuggish people.