One of my students told me that hisabisa is a common variation of hisashiburi. It'd be something like "Uo, hisabisa!", her accent on the second syllable. Right after she told me that, her friend (standing next to her) said nobody actually says that. When I checked it on the internet, it turned out that there are people who use it.
You can hear how it sounds as she says the word 9 seconds into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMquYIS7gCU
ひさびさ is used just in the title of this one; but I included it because I thought she came up with some impressive Japanese tongue-twisters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72bzHJjTRHA
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