"Alphonse and Gaston" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "From the name of an American comic strip and its characters, featuring a bumbling pair of Frenchmen with a penchant for politeness.",
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        {
          "ref": "1981, Bob Evatt, FLOWMAP, page 52",
          "text": "I have noticed myself that even for a single cyclist Palo Alto motorists are too well-wishing, creating the Alphonse and Gaston syndrome that neither will proceed at minor intersections.",
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        {
          "ref": "2009 September 23, New York Times, editorial",
          "text": "For years, China and the United States have engaged in a dangerous Alphonse-and-Gaston routine, using each other's inaction to shirk their responsibility.",
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        {
          "ref": "2014, Richard Adler, Mack, McGraw and the 1913 Baseball Season, page 108",
          "text": "Collins hit a fly ball, and this time Cobb and Veach did the \"Alphonse and Gaston\" act, with Collins making it to third base.",
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        "A situation where two people or entities are waiting for each other to proceed, so that neither can take action."
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        "(attributive) A situation where two people or entities are waiting for each other to proceed, so that neither can take action."
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "after you, Alphonse"
        },
        {
          "word": "deadlock"
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  "word": "Alphonse and Gaston"
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  "etymology_text": "From the name of an American comic strip and its characters, featuring a bumbling pair of Frenchmen with a penchant for politeness.",
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          "ref": "1981, Bob Evatt, FLOWMAP, page 52",
          "text": "I have noticed myself that even for a single cyclist Palo Alto motorists are too well-wishing, creating the Alphonse and Gaston syndrome that neither will proceed at minor intersections.",
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        },
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        "A situation where two people or entities are waiting for each other to proceed, so that neither can take action."
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