rock-paper-scissors
verb1
To play a round of Rock–paper–scissors.
rock paper scissors
nounalso spelled rock-paper-scissorsEtymology After the handshapes.
1
A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
2
Broadly 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.
- Derived terms
- rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock