noun
Chinese checkers
A wasei-eigo term for the board game Chinese checkers. Despite the English name, the game is not a variant of checkers and did not originate in China.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from diamond game
家族でダイヤモンドゲームをして遊んだ。
We played Chinese checkers as a family.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'diamond game', referring to the board game Chinese checkers.