神輿みこしダコ

noun

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

• 祭まつりの後あと、肩かたに神輿みこしダコができてしまった。

  After the festival, I got a ganglion cyst on my shoulder from carrying the mikoshi.