御用達(ごようたし)

ごようたし
noun
purveyor by appointment; favored by
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1. purveyor by appointment (to the imperial household); a favorite of
Originally a merchant officially appointed to supply goods to the imperial household or a government office (宮内庁(くないちょう)御用達(ごようたし)). Today used freely after a noun to mean a shop or product favored by a certain group: 芸能人(げいのうじん)御用達(ごようたし), a place popular with celebrities.
皇室(こうしつ)御用達(ごようたし)の菓子(かし)。
Confectionery supplied to the imperial family.
ここはセレブ御用達(ごようたし)のレストランだ。
This is a restaurant popular with celebrities.
地元(じもと)の学生(がくせい)御用達(ごようたし)の安(やす)い定食屋(ていしょくや)で、昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べた。
I had lunch at a cheap set-meal diner that the local students swear by.

Also read ごようだし and ごようたつ; ごようたし is the traditional reading. The modern use is light and often humorous.

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