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rock paper scissors

A strategic game played between two people. The choices are rock, paper or scissors gesture with the hand. Paper covers rock, rock crushes scissors, scissors cuts paper.
Q:"Who's going to pay for lunch?"
A:"We'll rock paper scissors to decide."

The both count to three and simultaneously shape their hands into a rock ( closed fist ), paper ( open hand, palm down ) or scissors ( like a sideways peace sign ).

If there is a tie, they go again.
rock paper scissors by Hank July 10, 2004
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good scissors 

The sharpest, most expensive pair of scissors one has in the household. Used for more revered activities such as cutting hair, or wrapping gifts. Not the crappy blunt ones, the other ones.
'Has anyone seen the good scissors?'
'They're in the top drawer.'
'Nah, these are the normal scissors, I can't trim my nose hair with these, they're blunt as all hell.'
good scissors by bertiebeetles March 18, 2009

cajun rock paper scissors 

Rock paper scissors in which both participants keep one uncovered arm out and then play rock paper scissors like normal. The winner of each round gets to slap the loser's arm once at the end of each round. Repeat ad infinitum.
Man I can't believe my left arm is still bleeding from all that cajun rock paper scissors yesterday.

Safety Scissors 

When two girls scissor with their clothes on.
Sara told Jenny she had contracted an STD, so Jenny suggested they use safety scissors from now on.

rock paper scissors

Children's hand game of chance: scissors cuts paper, paper wraps rock, rock breaks scissors.
My turn! No, mine! Let's play rock paper scissors.
rock paper scissors by octopod July 10, 2004

safety scissors 

A pair of scissors that has been made so that they are unable to cut anything besides human flesh, and therefore considered "childproofed". This supports the theory that humans are getting stupider (see airport and educational television).
"Safety scissors are comletely useless."
safety scissors by Kazyan July 13, 2006

rock paper scissors

The best way to quickly solve any dilemma between two people. Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock.
I beat Ryan in a game of rock paper scissors to determine who gets shotgun in Drew's car.
rock paper scissors by Dewey July 10, 2004