bad aji
A lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may…A lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may trouble them, especially by facilitating a later attack, by hampering their play there or by the effort required to repair it.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A lingering weakness in a player’s position in some part of the board, which may trouble them, especially by facilitating a later attack, by hampering their play there or by the effort required to repair it.
Origin
From bad and Japanese 味 (aji), or perhaps directly from the Japanese expression 味が悪い (ajiFrom bad and Japanese 味 (aji), or perhaps directly from the Japanese expression 味が悪い (aji ga warui), literally “the flavour is bad”, i.e. “there is bad aji”.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable