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Tamagotchi love

Tamagotchi

Definitions

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  • noun trademark A toy, a small electronic virtual pet.

Etymologies

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A portmanteau of the Japanese word tamago and the English word watch (ウオッチ uocchi). Early on, in Japan, Tamagotchi was written in English as Tamagotch. When the Tamagotchi went overseas, an "i" was added at the end or the name. Recently, Japan has changed Tamagotch for Tamagotchi.

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Examples

  • The App itself was cheap enough to be an impulse purchase, but it has put The Guardian brand onto my phone and into my consciousness, and every time I pick up my "Tamagotchi" - as my son Max likes to call my iPhone - there's a chance I'll read the paper.

    p2pnet news 2009

  • The App itself was cheap enough to be an impulse purchase, but it has put The Guardian brand onto my phone and into my consciousness, and every time I pick up my "Tamagotchi" - as my son Max likes to call my iPhone - there's a chance I'll read the paper.

    BBC News | Technology | World Edition 2009

  • But then tamagotchis connect to an on-line world called Tamagotchi Town, with seductive games and spellbinding whatnot.

    John Seery: I Need a Wii Bit of Parenting Advice, So Put Down Your Joysticks and Read This Post! 2008

  • The Tamagotchi is a virtual pet that was introduced to the Japanese market in the fall of 1996.

    MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997

  • The Tamagotchi is a virtual pet that was introduced to the Japanese market in the fall of 1996.

    MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997

  • The Tamagotchi is a virtual pet that was introduced to the Japanese market in the fall of 1996.

    MARKETING AESTHETICS BERND SCHMITT 1997

  • Avid fans of the Tamagotchi concept will notice that the health and happiness of the Tamagotchi is a vital aspect of the game.

    Softpedia News - Global 2008

  • John saw a toilet in the shape of a pipe; an ingenious Russian iPhone scam; and what can only be described as a Tamagotchi with a glory hole.

    Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO' 2008

  • I collect virtual pets, and am a part of a few online forums that are virtual pet related, and a lot of the younger or newer members like calling EVERY virtual pet a "Tamagotchi" thanks for Bandai's smash hit the Tamagotchi…or they say any virtual pet not made by bandai are rip offs This drives me up the wall and I usually correct them.

    Do you ‘verb-a-lize’ your tech? | Sync Blog 2008

  • What they got instead was a series of disappointingly "futuristic" toys such as Tamagotchi or Robosapiens.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

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