ボトルキープ

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Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from bottle +‎ keep, from the practice of the bartender keeping the bottle at the bar.[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

ボトルキープ (botoru kīpu

  1. the practice of buying a full bottle of liquor or other alcoholic beverage at a bar and having the bartender keep the unfinished bottle until the purchaser's next visit

Verb

ボトルキープする (botoru kīpu surusuru (stem ボトルキープ (botoru kīpu shi), past ボトルキープした (botoru kīpu shita))

  1. to keep one's own bottle of liquor or other alcoholic beverage at a bar

Usage notes

Also encountered as a noun followed by する (o suru):

  • あのバーでボトルキープをしている。
    Ano bā de botoru kīpu o shite iru.
    I've got my own bottle at that bar.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN