ddakji

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 딱지 (ttakji).

Noun

ddakji (countable and uncountable, plural ddakji)

1. (countable) A folded square of paper used in several Korean games.
2. (uncountable) A Korean game where a player must throw their ddakji at the other player's ddakji to try and flip it.
   • 2023 December 7, Maya Salam, “‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season — pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.