noun
jumping match; running match
A children's game involving jumping or running competitions; often used in the context of 飛びっ競 (とびっくら), a similar term. The exact rules may vary, but it generally refers to a playful contest of physical agility.
See also: 飛びっ競 (とびっくら)
子供たちは校庭で飛び競をして遊んだ。
The children played a jumping match in the schoolyard.
昔はよく近所の子と飛び競をしたものだ。
I used to often have running matches with the neighborhood kids.
A variant with a geminated consonant; essentially the same game, but 飛びっ競 may be more common in some regions or among younger children.
Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'jumping') and 競 (kura, 'competition'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated as a children's term for a jumping or running contest.