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toyetic
[ taw-yet-ik ]
adjective
- (of a character or object from a movie, TV show, etc.) potentially marketable as a toy:
a toyetic superhero.
- (of movies or other forms of mass entertainment) having merchandising potential:
toyetic comic books.
toyetic
/ ˌtɔɪˈɛtɪk /
adjective
- (of a film or television programme) having the potential to generate consumer interest in associated merchandise, such as toys, computer games, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of toyetic1
toy ( def ) + -etic ( def ); supposedly coined by Bernard Loomis (1923–2006), U.S. toy developer and marketer, in a conversation with U.S. film director Steven Spielberg about making figures based on Spielberg’s movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977)
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