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rock paper scissors

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Noun

  1. A popular children's game using three hand signs representing rock, paper and scissors, frequently used as a tiebreaker.
  2. 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.
  3. Alternative spelling of rock paper scissors.

Verb

  1. To play a round of Rock–paper–scissors.

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