Meaning of “MachiApp(マチアプ)”

“MachiApp(マチアプ)” is an abstraction for “matching app(マッチングアプリ)” which means dating app.

Online dating sites used to be called “Deaikei(出会い系)”, and they carried a negative image, but nowadays, using MachiApp(マチアプ) is normal.

Example Conversation

A: I want a girlfriend, but where can I meet?
B: Use “MachiApp(マチアプ)”

A: 彼女ほしいけど、どこで知り合えばいいの?
B: マチアプ使えよ

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