いたちごっこ

鼬 ごっこ

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    going round in circles, game of cat and mouse, pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
    word usually written using kana alone
    idiomatic expression

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    itachi-gokko, Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
    original meaning
    word usually written using kana alone
    historical term