gacha means A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
gacha is pronounced /ˈɡatʃ.ə/.
noun
- A small toy sold in a plastic capsule in a vending machine, especially toys sold in or associated with Japan.“Gacha, from the Japanese word gachapon, refers to capsules sold in vending machines and containing random toys inside”
- The vending machine that sells such toys.“And if you’re looking for something that’s cute, compact, and affordable, you can’t go past the country’s gacha capsule toy vending machines.”
- A mechanism in certain video games, especially mobile games, whereby in-game items or characters are purchased randomly with real or in-game money.“Since a loot table with ten rewards won’t last for long, the very first step in gacha design is to ensure that you have enough content to make gacha a viable monetization strategy.”
- A game which features this mechanic as its central feature.
- A village-level administrative division in Inner Mongolia.