rock paper scissors
See also: rock-paper-scissors
English
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Noun
rock paper scissors (uncountable)
- (games) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
- Synonyms: paper scissors stone, scissors paper rock, scissors paper stone, janken, roshambo, rochambeau, row-sham-bow, roe-sham-boe
- (by extension) Any situation where strategies are not transitive, meaning each strategy is strong against some strategies and weak against others in a loop such that there is no universally best option.
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popular child's game
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