バックネット

バックネット

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English back + net[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ba̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝne̞t̚to̞]

Noun

バックネット • (bakkunetto) 

1. (baseball) backstop
   • 2015, Rurubu Hiroshima Carp‎, page 20:

     やっぱりバックネット裏(うら)が最(さい)高(こう)です!

     Yappari bakkunetto ura ga saikō desu!

     Really (a seat) behind the backstop is the best!

   • 2020 June 18, “Kyōi no potensharu... saisoku 156 kiro no kōwan 16-sai tōjō ni fan ‘kono tōshu o hayaku mitai’ [Strong potential... 156 km top speed strong-arm 16 year old’s debut has fans saying ‘I want to see this pitcher soon’]”, in Full-Count‎:

     バックネット裏(うら)の特(とく)等(とう)席(せき)から…荒(あら)々(あら)しくも豪(ごう)快(かい)なガストン投(とう)手(しゅ)の試(し)合(あい)映(えい)像(ぞう)

     bakkunetto ura no tokutōseki kara… araarashiku mo gōkai na Gasuton tōshu no shiai eizō

     video from box seats behind the backstop of pitcher Gaston’s splendid game

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN