adj.
Of, or relating to, stylish designs and products from Japan.
Example Citation:
"The latest buzzword among design gurus is 'Jappening', a nifty shorthand to describe the enormous influence all-things Japanese exert right now. For example, glance at a bunch of wrists in any fashionable bar here and you'll realise that the Casio G-shock watch has become almost ubiquitous among the combat trouser-wearing generation (who also prefer Japanese-made Evisu jeans at 120 a pair)."
— Simon Mills, "Designs on Tokyo," Sunday Times, July 18, 1999
Notes:
This term blends the words Japan and happening, the latter being an adjectival refugee from the 1960s that means "fashionable, hip, exciting."
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New words. 2013.