ギャルゲーム

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (shortening) ギャルゲー (gyarugē)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from gal +‎ game. Equivalent to ギャル (gyaru) +‎ ゲーム (gēmu).

Now uncommon, largely superseded by the shortened version ギャルゲー (gyarugē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡe̞ːmɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ギャルゲーム • (gyaru gēmu) 

1. galge (game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)

Descendants

• → Chinese: galgame, gal