ゴーサイン

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from go +‎ sign.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゴーサ​イン [gòó sáꜜìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ː sa̠ĩɴ]

Noun

ゴーサイン • (gō sain) 

  1. green light (approval)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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