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jan ken po

jan ken po noun: rock paper scissors.

Noun

jan ken po (plural jan ken pos)

  1. (Hawaii) rock paper scissors

Synonyms of jan ken po

Forms of jan ken po

pluraljan ken pos

Origin of jan ken po

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.

Questions about jan ken po

What does jan ken po mean?
Jan ken po means rock paper scissors.
What part of speech is jan ken po?
Jan ken po is a noun.
What is the plural of jan ken po?
The plural of jan ken po is jan ken pos.

Words near jan ken po in the dictionary

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  2. Jamy
  3. jamón ibérico
  4. jan
  5. Jan Juc
  6. jan ken po
  7. Jan Mayen
  8. Jan.
  9. Jana
  10. Jana Gana Mana
  11. Janacekian

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