Over the years various Mah Jong tiles have acquired many nicknames. Here is as many as I have collected. Contributors are credited after the colon (':').
If you would like to contribute to this list please email me.
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1 Dot The Moon (of China) : Russell Wilson |
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2 Dots Bicycle / Bike : GJMS |
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3 Dots Traffic Light : Pete (ptg20) |
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4 Dots Car : GJMS |
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5 Dots Landrover (car with spare tyre on top) : GJMS |
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6 Dots Old Lady : GJMS |
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7 Dots Old Lady (side view) : GJMS |
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8 Dots Train : GJMS |
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9 Dots Juggler's Nightmare : Pete (ptg20) |
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1 Bamboo 'Choofly' (like in chookie, i.e. chicken) : GJMS |
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2 Bamboos Chopsticks : GJMS |
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3 Bamboos |
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4 Bamboos Meal for Two : GJMS |
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5 Bamboos |
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6 Bamboos Fir tree : KJMJM |
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7 Bamboos Tank : Pete (ptg20) |
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8 Bamboos Gate : GJMS |
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9 Bamboos Electric Railway : Pete (ptg20) |
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1 Character Hyphen : KJMJM |
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2 Characters Little candy gown : KJMJM |
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3 Characters Lasagne : Pete (ptg20) |
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4 Characters Teeth : GJMS |
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5 Characters |
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6 Characters Arnie : Pete (ptg20) |
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7 Characters James Bond : Pete (ptg20) |
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8 Characters Candy nectar : KJMJM |
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9 Characters Pi : Pete (ptg20) |
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East Ton (Japanese use Chinese pronunciation) : Tom Sloper |
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South Nan : Tom Sloper |
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West Sha : Tom Sloper |
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North Pei : Tom Sloper |
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Collective NEWS : USA |
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White Haku : Japanese (TS) |
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Green Hatsu : Japanese (TS) |
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Red Chun : Japanese (TS) |
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Season Kisetsu Pai (Season) : Japanese (FAQ) |
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Flower Hanapai (Flower) : Japanese (FAQ) |
Cory JG (in Cuba): "A consular officer named Schadrack studied the rules one night and noticed a rule we hadn't been playing with: that you can't kong onto an exposed pong with a discard. So now, all 16 of us yell "Schadrack!" (like an expletive) whenever someone discards a tile of which we already have an exposed pong."
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