merchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /mɝt͡ʃ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɜːtʃ/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ

名詞

merch (uncountable)

1. (informal) goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
   • 2007 February 15, Eric Wilson, “Babes in Label Land”, in New York Times‎:

     His playful point of view on youthful American sportswear, expressed in boxy mohair jackets with graphic resin bubble buttons and tomboy T-shirt dresses in superfine chiffon as bright as tangerine sorbet, is backed up with what stores would describe as the merch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.

   1. (especially in entertainment, sports, marketing) goods connected with an entity such as a team, band, work of fiction, etc.
      • 2012, Jesse Cannon, Todd Thomas, Get More Fans: The DIY Guide to the New Music Business:

        Many musicians make merch you can only get if you join the fanclub.

      • 2016 November 15, Sam Reed, “Still Fired Up? Hillary Clinton Merch Marked Down to Move”, in Hollywood Reporter:

        With almost two months until Inauguration Day, fans who were "With Her" (or are still "With Her") can grab Clinton merch — now at deeply marked-down prices.

      • 2019 October 19, “'OK Boomer' Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations”, in NY Times:

        The merch is proof of how much the sentiment resonates with people.

参考

• swag

動詞

merch (third-person singular simple present merches, present participle merching, simple past and past participle merched)

1. (slang, rare) To merchandise.
   • 1995, SPIN, volume 11, number 1, page 10:

     Maligned by rockers, misunderstood by critics, and merched by Madison Avenue, rave may be the only vital youth culture remaining.

2. (slang, Chicago) To provide proof.
   • 2014 November 13, “Killa” (track 3), in Young Pappy (lyrics), 2 Cups: Part 2 of EveryThing‎, 0:56:

     And I can merch on my homie, I'm used to ridin' 'round by my lonely