English

Alternative forms

• rock-paper-scissors

Noun

rock paper scissors ‎(uncountable)

1. (games) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
2. 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.

Synonyms

• paper scissors stone
• scissors paper rock
• scissors paper stone
• janken
• roshambo, rochambeau, row-sham-bow, roe-sham-boe

Derived terms

• rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock

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