お持もち帰かえり

お

も

ち

か

え

り

Meanings

1

noun

one-night stand; taking someone home from a bar/club

slang

Slang, often used in nightlife contexts for picking up a partner and going home together. Can be used as a noun or in phrases like お持ち帰りする.

昨日きのうの合ごうコン

で

、

結けっ

局きょく

お

持も

ち

帰かえ

り

し

ちゃっ

た

。

At yesterday's group date, I ended up taking someone home.

彼かれはよくバーでお持もち帰かえりを狙ねらっている。

He often tries to pick up women at bars.

2

noun

takeout; takeaway; to-go

polite (teineigo)

Polite term for food or drink taken away from a restaurant or shop. Often used in service contexts: お持ち帰りですか？ (For here or to go?).

Kanji

持hold, have
帰homecoming, arrive at, lead to

Related words

持もち帰かえり
Without the polite prefix お, 持ち帰り is more casual and can also mean 'bringing home' in general, including the slang sense. お持ち帰り is specifically polite for takeout or euphemistic for the slang meaning.
テイクアウト
Loanword from English 'takeout', used more broadly in modern Japanese for takeaway food. お持ち帰り sounds more traditional and polite, often used by staff in Japanese-style eateries.

Politeness

持もち帰かえりplain
お持ち帰り is the polite, staff-used version of 持ち帰り, typically heard when an employee asks a customer about their order.

Etymology

Polite form of 持ち帰り (mochikaeri, 'taking home'), from 持つ (motsu, 'to hold/carry') + 帰る (kaeru, 'to return'). The slang sense is a euphemistic extension of 'taking something home'.