Ameritrashとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtɹæʃ/

名詞

Ameritrash pl (plural only)

1. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) American people viewed as stupid or contemptible.
   • 1986 December, Ellis Weiner, “The Last Working Stiff”, in Spy, page 50:

     These individuals, either by birth or marriage, have acquired trust fund wings, which permit them to defy the law of economic gravity that rules everyone else. They are Ameritrash.

   • 2003 December 8, Steve Johnson, “An 'SNL' to make you wish you lived in Iowa”, in Chicago Tribune‎, archived from the original on 2 October 2015:

     Ameritrash heiress and, now, reality-TV star Paris Hilton coming on to mock her Internet sex tape was funny, until Fallon's winking performance pushed the dialogue past sly innuendo and into sophomoric overkill.

   • 2004, David Brooks, On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 19:

     Late at night in these neighborhoods, you find the Ameritrash, the club-happy, E-popping, pacifier-sucking people who live in a world of gold teeth caps, colorful scarfwear, […]

   Synonyms: Americunt, Amerilard

名詞

Ameritrash (uncountable)

1. (board games, sometimes derogatory) A genre of board games predominant in the United States, characterized by a high degree of luck, longer playtimes, player conflict, and highly developed, often dramatic themes, especially involving war or adventure.
   • 2008 August 28, “German recreation: An affinity for rules?”, in The Economist‎, archived from the original on 2 February 2021:

     The cleverest and most prolific inventors, such as Reiner Knizia (who lives in England) are nerdy superstars. Euro (also “German-style”) games must not be confused with “Ameritrash” games, which generally involve high drama and employ plastic pieces, though arguing over what the difference is seems to be gamers' second-favourite pastime.

   • 2012, Keith Burgun, Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding Games, CRC Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 55:

     It's worth noting that Ameritrash games seem to have the most in common with modern video games: heavily thematic experiences with a big focus on production values.

   • 2012, Scott Rogers, Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 231:

     Ameritrash players like to play games with lots of dice, blind luck and space marines fighting zombies.

   • 2014, James Stubbs, “Traditional Board Games: From Ameritrash to Eurogames”, in Julie Scordato, Ellen Forsyth, editors, Teen Games Rule!: A Librarian's Guide to Platforms and Programs, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 72:

     Risk and Monopoly are the poster children of Ameritrash.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Ameritrash.

参考

• Eurogame

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