チャック

ちゃっく
noun
zipper, zip fastener
technicalclothing
See also: ファスナー (formal synonym)
1. zipper, zip fastener
A fastening device consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that interlock when a sliding piece moves between them.
The zipper on my bag broke.
Please close the zipper.
ズボンチャック()いてます
Your fly is open.
The zipper is stuck and won't move.

Origin: Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English). From English "chuck" (a mechanism that grips), though the actual English word for this is "zipper."

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  • (くち)チャック! - Zip your lips! (children's expression for "be quiet")

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