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nekodamashi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neko-damashi
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of clapping the hands in order to distract one's opponent.

Etymology

From Japanese 猫騙し (nekodamashi).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nekodamashi mean?
The act of clapping the hands in order to distract one's opponent.
Where does nekodamashi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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