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jmdict 2836079 Active (id: 1982582)

ゴトごと
1. [n]
《orig. an abbr. of 仕事》
▶ cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.)
▶ scamming a pachinko parlor
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1101660 パチンコ 1. pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
  ⇐ see: 2836081 ゴト師【ゴトし】 1. pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer



History:
3. A 2018-06-16 12:24:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-06-16 10:21:39  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1101660">パチンコ</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1101660">パチンコ・1</xref>
1. A* 2018-06-16 10:20:25  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wiki
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ゴト
ゴト行為, ゴト師 in daijs
https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/dole-establishes-gokusen-day-with-59-of-their-absolute-finest-serial-numbered-
bananas
"Even if you can’t get one of these exclusive bananas you can always celebrate Gokusen Day with one of their regularly sold 
Gokusens or whatever banana you can get your hands on. Then get ready for Goto Day (May 10)! “Goto” is the name of an illegal 
form of cheating at Pachinko wherein someone extracts balls from the machine other than the way it’s intended such as by 
screwing around with the game’s software…"
http://pachinko-shiryoshitsu.jp/en/effort-community/fraud/
"Gotokoi refers to any illegal actions by players to use cheating devices and other scams to obtain more pachinko balls."
  Comments:
I don't think an [abbr] tag would be really appropriate. That's the etymology, not what it's actually used as an abbreviation of.

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