ゲームセット

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from game +‎ set, may derive from English game, set, match, which is commonly used in tennis to express victory.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ゲームセット [gèémú séꜜttò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞ːmɯ̟ se̞t̚to̞]

Noun

ゲームセット • (gēmu setto) 

  1. game over

Descendants

  • → English: game set (“Japan, video games: game over”)
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