イタチごっこ
Meanings
Noun
Idiomatic
Usually written in kana
1. going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
2. itachigokko; Japanese children's game
original meaning
Pitch accent
タチご
っこ
Composed of
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)