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八百長
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 八百長.
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From the nickname of a Meiji-period greengrocer who would purposely lose at Go
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
Examples
あのレースは八百長だった。
The race was fixed.
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