luffarschack

== Swedish == === Etymology === luffare (“tramp”) +‎ schack (“chess”) === Noun === luffarschack n tic-tac-toe, gomoku, and similar games where the goal is to get a certain number of the same mark in a row (with the marks usually being crosses and circles) Synonyms: (tic-tac-toe) tripp trapp trull, (tic-tac-toe, Finland Swedish) bondschack, (tic-tac-toe) tre i rad (“three in a row”), fem i rad (“five in a row, etc.”) ==== Usage notes ==== Usage appears to vary. People into more advanced variants on a larger grid (as a hobby) seem to mostly equate luffarschack with those, while others are likely to equate it with tic-tac-toe. ==== Declension ==== === References === “luffarschack”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “luffarschack”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)