ロングセラー

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾõ̞ŋɡɯ̟ᵝ se̞ɾa̠ː]

Noun

ロングセラー • (rongu serā) 

1. (business) that which has continued to sell over an extended period of time.
   • 1980 June, (advertiser) 汐文社, “はだしのゲン”, in 婦人問題懇話会会報 [Bulletin of the Committee for Women's Issues], number 32, Tokyo, Japan: 婦人問題懇話会, →DOI, advertisement section:

     話題のロングセラー。

     The long-selling book series everyone is talking about.

Related terms

• ロングセールス (rongu sērusu)
• ベストセラー (besutoserā)