bad aji

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Etymology

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From bad and Japanese (aji), or perhaps directly from the Japanese expression 悪い (aji ga warui), literally “the flavour is bad”, i.e. “there is bad aji”.

Noun

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bad aji (uncountable)

  1. (go) 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.
    Synonym: aji (may also refer to other latent possibilities)