luffarschack

Swedish

Etymology

From luffare (“tramp, hobo”) +‎ schack (“chess”).

Noun

luffarschack n

1. 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

Declension of luffarschack

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	luffarschack	luffarschacks
	definite	luffarschacket	luffarschackets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• luffarschack in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• luffarschack in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)