also: ぎったんばっこ
noun
seesaw; teeter-totter
Children's mimetic word for a seesaw; playful and onomatopoeic.
See also: シーソー
公園でぎったんばっこんに乗って遊んだ。
We played on the seesaw at the park.
Variant kana spelling; slightly less common but still used.
Standard loanword for seesaw; ぎったんばっこん is a children's mimetic expression.
Mimetic children's word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it imitates the up-and-down motion and sound of a seesaw.