eyecatch
eyecatch · eyecatches
A short scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese…A short scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese television program.
/ˌaɪˈkæt͡ʃ/
Meaning
1 sensesA short scene or illustration used to begin and end a commercial break in a Japanese television program.
Origin
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese アイキャッチ (aikyatchi), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-Phono-semantic matching of Japanese アイキャッチ (aikyatchi), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from eye + catch.
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