merch

IPA/mɜːtʃ/
IPA/mɜːrtʃ/

merch — noun

1. products sold to fans of a particular artist, film series, sports team, or brand

1.名詞B1
釋義

products sold to fans of a particular artist, film series, sports team, or brand — such as t-shirts, posters, or figurines — usually decorated with logos, images, or names related to that interest.

例句

Fans lined up at dawn to buy official merch from the K-pop group's tour.

collocation: official merch

Hoa picked up a limited-edition poster and a keychain at the comic convention merch booth.

merch booth — typical place to buy merch

同義詞
  • merchandise

    the full formal term; 'merch' is the informal shortening

  • swag

    also informal but often implies free promotional items rather than products for sale

文法句型

merch + from [brand/event]

official/unofficial + merch

用法筆記

Always uncountable — you cannot say 'a merch' or 'merches.' Use 'merch' to refer to the category as a whole, or 'piece of merch' for a single item.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a merch at the concert.
✅I bought some merch at the concert.' or 'I bought a piece of merch at the concert.
💡merch is uncountable and cannot take 'a' directly.
❌The store sells many merches.
✅The store sells a lot of merch.
💡merch has no plural form.