ganglion cyst from carrying a mikoshi
Colloquial term for a ganglion cyst that develops on the shoulder from the pressure of carrying a portable shrine (mikoshi). The name likens the lump to an octopus (タコ).
See also: 御輿
After the festival, I got a ganglion cyst on my shoulder from carrying the mikoshi.
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for this colloquial term.
Hiragana variant of the katakana part; less common but still seen.
Formed from 神輿 and タコ, “callus,” for the shoulder swelling or ganglion associated with repeatedly carrying a heavy portable shrine.