Where does “一発屋” come from?
一発屋 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 屋 — house; shop; person who sells or does that thing;...
一発屋 (Japanese): one-hit wonder
Definitions
- one-hit wonder
Ancestry of “一発屋”, step by step
一発屋 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 屋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 屋 | house; shop; person who sells or does that thing;... |
via Japanese 一発
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 一発 | doing something only once |