arms race

Competition between two or more nations, factions, or groups in which each participant strives to produce the most technologically advanced and destructive weapon.

The arms race between the former Soviet Union and the United States spurred many technological advances.

arms race by Mark October 20, 2003

arms race

two (or more) countries who try to outdo each other in developing the most sophisticated and or powerful weapons, typically as matter of national pride.
related words: wordspace race/word, wordpatriotism/word

During the Cold War, the US and Russia built up extensive stockpiles of nuclear weapons in an arms race.

arms race by ElPocoBiadlo October 26, 2003

Backyard Arms Race 

A term used to describe the proliferation of backyard play items in a post COVID world- starts with swing sets and basketball hoops. Then come soccer/lacrosse nets and a zip line. As all sides of the neighborhood fence add these items, one neighbor gets the trampoline (aka Mormon Babysitter). Then trampolines everywhere. Winter comes? Backyard skating rinks. The sides build their arsenals until balance is restored. A rink for every kid.

Then the goddamn Smiths at the end of the cul-de-sac get the sports court and the race is BACK ON.

Hey Ned, did you see the Sniths got a new sports court once we all had trampolines? Now my shitty kids are whining again. I guess the backyard arms race is back on.

Backyard Arms Race by Candles McBoots January 2, 2022

Arms Race

Starting a beef with someone when you have damaging information on them. Especially when you have the upper hand.

"Hey Bitch you fucked me out of hooking w/ Tina!"

"You wanna arms race on this shit? You fucked my girl and you're still married... Do I need phone home!!!"

Arms Race by DNofmynutz August 5, 2008

arms race

competition existing between nations of great militaristic power to build the best weapons for protecting themselves (although the nations themselves won't admit this).

competition existing between nations of great militaristic power to build the best weapons for protecting themselves (although the nations themselves won't admit this).

arms race by SteveCoutts October 24, 2003

“I love you” arms race 

When two (or more) people get caught in a loop of saying “I love you” with increasing intensity or grandeur.
Ex-
Person 1: “I love you”
Person 2: “I love you more!”
Person 1: “I love you most!”
Person 2: “I love you mostest!”
Ad infinitum

“Those two are disgusting together, they constantly get stuck in an “I love you” arms race.”

“I love you” arms race by zmcr1234 February 11, 2020

Chilean Arms Race 

When two naked men stand facing each other with a woman on her knees between them. Each of the men's penis is pointed at the sides of the woman's face. She begins to jerk them off until ones fires the first shot.

I was at a party, and this girl was giving me a handjob, and my buddy walked in... She started jerking him off too! It was like a chilean arms race.

Chilean Arms Race by nocturnalAA January 8, 2013