Talk:スニーカーヘッド

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スニーカーヘッド

"sneakerhead". Not convinced that this is a part of the Japanese lexicon. Few Google hits.

Just 9 results in Google News, better than nothing but perhaps not good, and it's unclear these are durably archived:

1. [1]
   • translation of an interview with an English speaker
2. [2]
   • translation of an English interview
3. [3]
   • translation of an interview with an English speaker
4. [4]
   • very mention-y and with an explanation: ストックXは2016年、スニーカーマニアを意味する「スニーカーヘッド」を自称するルーバーと、グレッグ・シュウォルツ、住宅ローン大手クイックン・ローンズ（Quicken Loans）の創業者で富豪のダン・ギルバートが創業した。
5. [5]
   • very mention-y and with an explanation: ナイキに関する熱狂を呼び起こすことにおいて、大きな役割を担うのが熱狂的なスニーカーコレクター、「スニーカーヘッド」たちであることは間違いない。
6. [6]
   • with an explanation in parentheses: eBayはいまもスニーカーヘッド（熱狂的なスニーカーコレクター）たちに広く利用されている
7. [7]
   • perhaps OK: パートナーのRyan Sweeney自身もスニーカーヘッドで、GOATのビジネスを本質的に理解しているということだ。
8. [8]
   • perhaps OK: 歌手でファッション好き、スニーカーヘッドでもあるジョン・メイヤー。
9. [9]
   • probably OK: tells us about a feature in a magazine named SHOES MASTER Magazine: スニーカーカルチャー論 ―日本人スニーカーヘッドの消費活動における社会学的分析―

Evidently highly rare at any rate. Needs better evidence.

—Suzukaze-c (talk) 10:09, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

The preponderance of these results is indicative of code-switching.  --Lambiam 04:02, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Agreed. Doesn't appear to be a lexical term in Japanese, but rather an otherwise English term used in Japanese text: codeswitching, not borrowing. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 05:53, 8 October 2020 (UTC)

• @Suzukaze-c, any additional thoughts on this? Citable, or closable? ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 19:39, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

  Delete. —Suzukaze-c (talk) 02:59, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Failed the RFV process. Entry has been deleted. Leaving this thread in place for the required 7 days for any follow-up comments before archiving. ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │^{Tala við mig} 17:37, 14 July 2021 (UTC)