Meanings
nounddakji (countable and uncountable, plural ddakji)
- countableA folded square of paper used in several Korean games.
- uncountableA Korean game where a player must throw their ddakji at the other player's ddakji to try and flip it.
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.
2023 December 7, Maya Salam, “‘Squid Game: The Challenge’: Hits, Misses and the Bizarre Ending”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2023
Origin
- Korean딱지
- Englishddakji
Borrowed from Korean 딱지 (ttakji).
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APA
ddakji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ddakji
MLA
“ddakji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ddakji. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ddakji,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ddakji.
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