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Suki

//ˈsu.kɪʔ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a favored customer; a regular who receives preferential treatment Philippines

    "Near the opposite end of the suki continuum, the "subjective" pole, are special suki."

  2. 2
    An opening to the enemy; a weak spot that provides an advantage for one's opponent. Japan

    "This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tagalog suki, from Hokkien 主客 (chú-kheh, “regular customer or dealer”, literally “principal guest”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 隙(すき) (suki).

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