noun (common) (futsuumeishi), usually written using kana, idiomatic expression
1. going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
noun (common) (futsuumeishi), usually written using kana, historical term
2. itachi-gokko; 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"