A situation in which multiple (3+) gun weilding people are all pointing their shit at each other. They hold out to shoot until someone fucks it up and everybody dies.
The snitch in Reservoir Dogs must have been like "man im fuckin up theres a mother fuckin mexican standoff going down in this mother fucker. fuck.'
by speede September 22, 2006
Get the Mexican Standoff mug.by Jerktart July 31, 2011
Get the mexican standoff mug.Two or more drivers approach a 4 way stop, each waiting for the other to go through is a Mexican Standoff.
by wiseman11 March 24, 2009
Get the Mexican Standoff mug.A confrontation between several enemy's risking & willing to inflict damage towards each other in-order to resolve an issue. Guns are drawn and ready, neither side wants to participate in shooting but is willing if the opponent decides to fire their weapon first.
Nazi "Hear that?"
Nazi "That was the sound of my Walther pistol."
Basterd #1 "That makes two of us."
Basterd #1 "I've had a gun pointed at you since you've sat."
Nazi "Looks like we have a Mexican Standoff in our hands."
Basterd #2 "Say auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Nazi "That was the sound of my Walther pistol."
Basterd #1 "That makes two of us."
Basterd #1 "I've had a gun pointed at you since you've sat."
Nazi "Looks like we have a Mexican Standoff in our hands."
Basterd #2 "Say auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
by Strong Chuy February 13, 2010
Get the Mexican Standoff mug.A Mexican Standoff is an impasse between three equally matched opponents, meaning there is no strategy to be taken; no one enjoys an advantage; there is no satisfactory conclusion.
A Mexican standoff between the NBN, Telstra and AT&T over who is responsible for internet issues has left customers feeling frustrated.
by royalfucker February 5, 2020
Get the Mexican Standoff mug.A situation in which several people all have guns (or, occasionally, other projectile weapons) pointed at each other's heads.
The origins of the 'Mexican' part is unknown
The origins of the 'Mexican' part is unknown
by Darth Ridley September 21, 2006
Get the mexican standoff mug.Mexican standoff involves two individuals that are not able to come a resolution but neighter wants to compromise.
by Steel-rain December 13, 2010
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