rock-paper-scissors
rock-paper-scissors is the alternative spelling of rock paper scissors.
Meaning of rock paper scissors
Noun
rock paper scissors (uncountable)
- A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
- 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.
Verb
rock-paper-scissors (third-person singular simple present rock-paper-scissors, present participle rock-paper-scissoring, simple past and past participle rock-paper-scissored)
- To play a round of Rock–paper–scissors.
Forms of rock-paper-scissors
| third-person singular present | rock-paper-scissors |
|---|---|
| present participle | rock-paper-scissoring |
| past participle | rock-paper-scissored |
| past | rock-paper-scissored |
Questions about rock-paper-scissors
- What does rock-paper-scissors mean?
- Rock-paper-scissors means to play a round of Rock–paper–scissors.
- What is rock-paper-scissors the alternative spelling of?
- Rock-paper-scissors is the alternative spelling of rock paper scissors.
- What part of speech is rock-paper-scissors?
- Rock-paper-scissors is a verb.
- What is the past tense of rock-paper-scissors?
- The past tense of rock-paper-scissors is rock-paper-scissored.
Words near rock-paper-scissors in the dictionary
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