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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock paper scissors

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
rock- -pa-per s-cis-sors
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

After the handshapes.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rock-paper-scissors (alternative)

Phrases

rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock

Synonyms

janken paper scissors stone roshambo scissors paper rock scissors paper stone

Questions

What does rock paper scissors mean?
A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
Where does rock paper scissors come from?
After the handshapes.

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