Etymology

shutter chance

Today it means: The best moment to take a picture of a moving subject. Full definition →

Japanese シャッターチャンス ← English shutter
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The story

  1. English · derived fromshutter
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromシャッターチャンス
  3. English todayshutter chance

Borrowed from Japanese シャッターチャンス (shattā chansu), from English shutter + chance.

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