jan ken po

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian Creole jan ken po, from Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon), from Japanese じゃんけん (janken). Doublet of janken.

Noun

jan ken po (plural jan ken pos)

  1. (Hawaii) rock paper scissors
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:rock paper scissors

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon), from Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

Noun

jan ken po

  1. rock paper scissors
    Jan ken-a po! I canna sho!
    Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!
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