noun

1. usually kanaidiomatic going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
2. usually kanahistorical itachi-gokko; (explanation) Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko" (original meaning)