Go-stop

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A popular Korean card game played with hwatu cards, similar to the Japanese game of koi-koi. uncountable

    "Spot a group of old people playing cards in a park and chances are they're playing Go-Stop. Originally a card game from Japan, it's now a Korean tradition in its own right."

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"Spot a group of old people playing cards in a park and chances are they're playing Go-Stop. Originally a card game from Japan, it's now a Korean tradition in its own right."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 고스톱 (goseutop), from English go + stop.

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