rock paper scissors en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
After the handshapes.
Meanings
- (qualifier:hand games, uncountable) A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
- (broadly, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rock-paper-scissors | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock
Hypernyms
Synonyms
janken · roshambo · scissors paper stone · scissors paper rock · paper scissors stone
Translations (75)
mt karta, ġebla jew imqass (popular child's game) · id batu, gunting, kertas (popular child's game) · es yanquempó (popular child's game) · tl jak-en-poy (popular child's game) · id suit (popular child's game) · it carta, forbice, sasso (popular child's game) · he אבן נייר ומספריים (popular child's game) · ja じゃん拳ぽん (popular child's game) · nb stein, saks, papir (popular child's game) · ja じゃんけん (popular child's game) · pl marynarzyk (popular child's game) · az daş, qayçı, kağız (popular child's game) · eu harri-orri-ar (popular child's game) · es jankenpon (popular child's game) · th เป่ายิ้งฉุบ (popular child's game) · eo papero, tondilo, ŝtono (popular child's game) · id suten (popular child's game) · ko 주먹가위 (popular child's game) · he אֶבֶן נְיָר וּמִסְפָּרַיִם (popular child's game) · kmr ber per meqes (popular child's game) · gl pedra, papel, tesoura (popular child's game) · ja じゃん拳 (popular child's game) · fi kivi-sakset-paperi (popular child's game) · hi रॉक कागज कैंची (popular child's game) · ar حَجَر وَرَقَة مِقَصّ (popular child's game) · my စုံစွမ်စိ (popular child's game) · ja じゃんけんぽん (popular child's game) · yue 包剪揼 (popular child's game) · de Ching, Chang, Chong (popular child's game) · fr pierre-feuille-ciseaux (popular child's game) · de Schnick Schnack Schnuck (popular child's game) · ru ка́мень, но́жницы, бума́га (popular child's game) · bg ка́мък, но́жица, харти́я (popular child's game) · vi xù xi (popular child's game) · tl bato bato pik (popular child's game) · cs kámen, nůžky, papír (popular child's game) · es yan ken po (popular child's game) · da sten, saks, papir (popular child's game) · lv akmens, šķēres, papīrīt's (popular child's game) · hy չինգաչունգ (popular child's game) · fi kivi-paperi-sakset (popular child's game) · es piedra, papel o tijera (popular child's game) · nl steen, papier, schaar (popular child's game) · kmr kevir kaxez meqes (popular child's game) · fr chifoumi (popular child's game) · pt pedra-papel-tesoura (popular child's game) · id gunting, batu, kertas (popular child's game) · hu kő-papír-olló (popular child's game) · it morra cinese (popular child's game) · pl papier, kamień, nożyce (popular child's game) · et kivi-paber-käärid (popular child's game) · ko 돌가위보 (popular child's game) · es cachipún (popular child's game) · ko 가위바위보 (popular child's game) · vi kéo búa bao (popular child's game) · pt joquempô (popular child's game) · uk ка́мінь-но́жиці-папі́р (popular child's game) · vi oẳn tù tì (popular child's game) · az ciciko (popular child's game) · kw men paper gwelsigow (popular child's game) · ca pedra, paper, tisores (popular child's game) · cmn 剪刀石頭布 /剪刀石头布 (popular child's game) · ar حَجَر وَرَق مِقَصّ (popular child's game) · nan-hbl 鉸刀石頭紙 /铰刀石头纸 (popular child's game) · de Klick, Klack, Kluck (popular child's game) · mk лист камен ножички (popular child's game) · cmn 石頭剪子布 /石头剪子布 (popular child's game) · nl schaar steen papier (popular child's game) · ga cloch páipéar siosúr (popular child's game) · hy քար, մկրատ, թուղթ (popular child's game) · tr taş kağıt makas (popular child's game) · sv sten, sax, påse (popular child's game) · ko 가위주먹 (popular child's game) · nl blad-steen-schaar (popular child's game) · de Schere, Stein, Papier (popular child's game)