Clipping ofmerchandise.
merch (uncountable)
- (informal) goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.
2007 February 15, Eric Wilson, “Babes in Label Land”, inNew York Times[1]: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 themerch: easy scoop-neck cashmere sweaters in a mix of colors, lightweight T-shirts and sheared mink Army caps.
- (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 makemerch you can only get if you join the fanclub.
2016 November 15, Sam Reed, “Still Fired Up? Hillary ClintonMerch Marked Down to Move”, inHollywood Reporter:With almost two months until Inauguration Day, fans who were "With Her" (or are still "With Her") can grab Clintonmerch — now at deeply marked-down prices.
2019 October 19, “'OK Boomer' Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations”, inNY Times:Themerch is proof of how much the sentiment resonates with people.
Translations
- Chinese:
- Mandarin:please add this translation if you can
- Esperanto:please add this translation if you can
- French:please add this translation if you can
- German:Fanartikel m orm pl
- Hungarian:cucc (hu),szajré (hu)
- Italian:articolo promozionale m
- Japanese:please add this translation if you can
- Spanish:please add this translation if you can
|
merch (third-person singular simple presentmerches,present participlemerching,simple past and past participlemerched)
- (slang, rare) Tomerchandise.
1995,SPIN, volume11, number 1, page10:Maligned by rockers, misunderstood by critics, andmerched by Madison Avenue, rave may be the only vital youth culture remaining.
- (slang, Chicago) Toprovide proof.
2014 November 13, “Killa” (track 3), in Young Pappy (lyrics),2 Cups: Part 2 of EveryThing[2],0:56:And I canmerch on my homie, I'm used to ridin' 'round by my lonely
merch
- alternative form ofmerche
FromProto-Brythonic*merx, fromProto-Celtic*merkā (compareCornishmyrgh,mergh,Bretonmerc’h), fromProto-Indo-European*méryos(“boy, girl”) (compareScottish Gaelicsmarach(“lad”),Latinmarītus(“husband”),Ancient Greekμεῖραξ(meîrax,“boy, girl”),Old Armenianմարի(mari)). Related tomorwyn.
merch f (pluralmerched)
- girl,maiden
- Synonyms:hogan,geneth
Peidiwch â phoeni'rmerched yn y babell nesa.- Don't pester thegirls in the next tent.[1]
- daughter
- Synonym:hogen
- woman
- Synonyms:dynes,menyw
Merch has a wider semantic field than English "girl" and can be used to refer to "girl", "daughter" and even "woman" depending on context. Other words such ashogan,geneth,dynes andmenyw are less broad in their meanings thanmerch.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “merch”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
