koi koi

A form of koi-koi — A Japanese card game for two players played with hanafuda cards, similar to the Korean game of go-stop

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Meanings

nounkoi koi (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of koi-koi.

    Couldn't we play with hanafuda instead? I asked. I had a decent amount of experience with oichokabu or koi koi thanks to playing with my mom's family in the countryside.

    2013, Nagaru Tanigawa, translated by Paul Tuttle Starr, The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, →ISBN
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    He may also continue, if he thinks he has a chance to make another bonus combination. If he takes this risk, he says, "come on." or "koi koi." but if his opponent makes a bonus combination before he can do so, he forfeits everything gained in that hand.

    1970, Japan Publications, Hanafuda: The Flower Card Game, Japan Publications, →ISBN, page 83
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