フリーサイズ

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from free +‎ size

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiːsa̠izɨᵝ]

Noun

フリーサイズ • (furī saizu) 

1. one-size-fits-all
   • 2020 August 8, “Fitto suru kōkin tebukuro [Well-fitting antibacterial gloves]”, in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, page 12:

     フリーサイズにしたのは、手(て)袋(ぶくろ)を編(あ)み込(こ)む機(き)械(かい)に独(どく)自(じ)設(せっ)定(てい)して伸(しん)縮(しゅく)性(せい)に優(すぐ)れる機(き)能(のう)を実(じつ)現(げん)できたから。

     Furī saizu ni shita no wa, tebukuro o amikomu kikai ni dokuji settei shite shinshukusei ni sugureru kinō o jitsugen dekita kara.

     To make them one-size-fits-all, the company uses a specially designed machine to weave the gloves, which creates outstanding elasticity.

2. standard, cookie-cutter
   • 2021 May 12, “Misawa Home ga tanjō [Birth of Misawa Home]”, in Nihon Keizai Shimbun, page 15:

     会(かい)社(しゃ)設(せつ)立(りつ)と前(ぜん)後(ご)して取(と)り組(く)んだのが、普(ふ)及(きゅう)価(か)格(かく)帯(たい)の住(じゅう)宅(たく)開(かい)発(はつ)です。最(さい)初(しょ)の主(しゅ)力(りょく)商(しょう)品(ひん)の「フリーサイズ」は自(じ)由(ゆう)設(せっ)計(けい)であるため値(ね)段(だん)は決(けっ)して安(やす)くはありません。

     Kaisha setsuritsu to zengo shite tori kunda no ga, fukyū kakakutai no jūtaku kaihatsu desu. Saisho no shuryoku shōhin no “furī saizu” wa jiyū sekkei dearu tame nedan wa kesshite yasuku wa arimasen.

     A major problem for the company to tackle was the wide range in home pricing. The price set for their original flagship product, a “one-size-fits-all” open design, was by no mean inexpensive.