"rock paper scissors" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After the handshapes. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rock paper scissors (uncountable)
  1. (hand games) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hand games, Games, Rock paper scissors Synonyms: paper scissors stone, scissors paper rock, scissors paper stone, janken, roshambo, rock-paper-scissors Derived forms: rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock Translations (popular child's game): حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ (ḥajar waraqa miqaṣṣ) (Arabic), حَجَر وَرَق مِقَصّ (ḥajar waraq miqaṣṣ) (Arabic), չինգաչունգ (čʻingačʻung) (Armenian), քար, մկրատ, թուղթ (kʻar, mkrat, tʻuġtʻ) (Armenian), ка́мък, но́жица, харти́я (kámǎk, nóžica, hartíja) (Bulgarian), စုံစွမ်စိ (cumcwamci.) (Burmese), 鉸刀石頭紙 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 铰刀石头纸 (ka-to-chio̍h-thâu-chóa) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 包剪揼 (baau¹ zin² dap⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 石頭剪子布 (Chinese Mandarin), 石头剪子布 (shítou jiǎnzi bù) (Chinese Mandarin), 剪刀石頭布 (Chinese Mandarin), 剪刀石头布 (jiǎndāo shítou bù) (Chinese Mandarin), kámen, nůžky, papír [masculine] (Czech), sten, saks, papir (Danish), steen, papier, schaar (Dutch), blad-steen-schaar (Dutch), schaar steen papier (Dutch), papero, tondilo, ŝtono (Esperanto), kivi-paber-käärid (Estonian), kivi-sakset-paperi (Finnish), kivi-paperi-sakset (Finnish), pierre-feuille-ciseaux [masculine] (French), chifoumi [masculine] (French), pedra, papel, tesoura (Galician), Schnick Schnack Schnuck [neuter] (German), Schere, Stein, Papier [neuter] (German), Ching, Chang, Chong [neuter] (German), Klick, Klack, Kluck [neuter] (German), אבן נייר ומספריים (Hebrew), אֶבֶן נְיָר וּמִסְפָּרַיִם (éven n'yár u-misparáyim) (Hebrew), रॉक कागज कैंची (rŏk kāgaj ka͠icī) (Hindi), kő-papír-olló (Hungarian), batu, gunting, kertas (Indonesian), suit (Indonesian), suten (Indonesian), cloch páipéar siosúr [masculine] (Irish), morra cinese [feminine] (Italian), carta, forbice, sasso [masculine] (Italian), じゃん拳 (Japanese), じゃんけん (janken) (Japanese), じゃん拳ぽん (Japanese), じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon) (Japanese), 가위바위보 (gawibawibo) (Korean), 돌가위보 (dolgawibo) (Korean), 가위주먹 (gawijumeok) (Korean), 주먹가위 (jumeokgawi) [North-Korean] (Korean), akmens, šķēres, papīrīt's (Latvian), лист камен ножички (list kamen nožički) (Macedonian), karta, ġebla jew imqass (Maltese), kevir kaxez meqes [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ber per meqes [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), stein saks papir (Norwegian), papier, kamień, nożyce [masculine] (Polish), marynarzyk [masculine] (Polish), pedra-papel-tesoura [masculine] (Portuguese), joquempô [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га (kámenʹ, nóžnicy, bumága) [neuter] (Russian), piedra, papel o tijera [masculine] (Spanish), sten, sax, påse [neuter] (Swedish), jak-en-poy (Tagalog), เป่ายิ้งฉุบ (bpào-yíng-chùp) (Thai), taş kağıt makas (Turkish), ка́мінь-но́жиці-папі́р (káminʹ-nóžyci-papír) [masculine] (Ukrainian), oẳn tù tì (Vietnamese), xù xi (Vietnamese), kéo búa bao (Vietnamese)
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  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. Tags: broadly, uncountable
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "id",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
          "word": "suten"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
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          "word": "cloch páipéar siosúr"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
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          "word": "pedra-papel-tesoura"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
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          "word": "joquempô"
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          "word": "taş kağıt makas"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
          "word": "oẳn tù tì"
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "sense": "popular child's game",
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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      "roman": "ḥajar waraqa miqaṣṣ",
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      "word": "حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kʻar, mkrat, tʻuġtʻ",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "roman": "kámǎk, nóžica, hartíja",
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "cumcwamci.",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "စုံစွမ်စိ"
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      "code": "yue",
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      "roman": "baau¹ zin² dap⁶",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "包剪揼"
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "word": "鉸刀石頭紙"
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      "code": "nan-hbl",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "铰刀石头纸"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "石頭剪子布"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shítou jiǎnzi bù",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "石头剪子布"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "剪刀石頭布"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "剪刀石头布"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "sten, saks, papir"
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "steen, papier, schaar"
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      "word": "blad-steen-schaar"
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      "word": "schaar steen papier"
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "kivi-paber-käärid"
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "pedra, papel, tesoura"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Schnick Schnack Schnuck"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "אבן נייר ומספריים"
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "éven n'yár u-misparáyim",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "batu, gunting, kertas"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "suit"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "suten"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "cloch páipéar siosúr"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "morra cinese"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "carta, forbice, sasso"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "じゃん拳"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "janken",
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      "word": "じゃんけん"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "じゃん拳ぽん"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "jankenpon",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "じゃんけんぽん"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gawibawibo",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "가위바위보"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dolgawibo",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "돌가위보"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gawijumeok",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "가위주먹"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jumeokgawi",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
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      "word": "주먹가위"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kevir kaxez meqes"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ber per meqes"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "akmens, šķēres, papīrīt's"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "list kamen nožički",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "лист камен ножички"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "karta, ġebla jew imqass"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "stein saks papir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "papier, kamień, nożyce"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marynarzyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pedra-papel-tesoura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "joquempô"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kámenʹ, nóžnicy, bumága",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piedra, papel o tijera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sten, sax, påse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "jak-en-poy"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpào-yíng-chùp",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "เป่ายิ้งฉุบ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "taş kağıt makas"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "káminʹ-nóžyci-papír",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́мінь-но́жиці-папі́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "oẳn tù tì"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "xù xi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "popular child's game",
      "word": "kéo búa bao"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rock paper scissors"
}

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