/ita̠t͡ɕiɡo̞k̚ko̞/JAPONCA → TR
Tanım
•a children’s game · doing the same thing again and again with no progress
Etimoloji
Of 鼬(いたち) (itachi, “weasel”) + ごっこ (-gokko, “make-believe, playing”). The game is attested from the early 19th century, with the figurative use from the 1870s. The figurative sense likely derives from the fact that the game involves repeating the same action, with no set end.