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Rock Paper Scissors

A game I play with my relfection every day.
Rock paper scissors... yes I win!11!
Rock Paper Scissors by Lonely, July 24, 2022

rock paper scissors

A simple game with simple rules: Rock beats scissors, paper beats rock, and scissors beat paper.
Let's go play rock paper scissors.

Rock Paper Scissors

If you're really looking up the definition for something like Rock Paper Scissors you shouldn't even be here.
I could probably be doing something better with my time rather than looking up how to play Rock Paper Scissors on Urban Dictionary.
Rock Paper Scissors by TotalPogoGuy February 22, 2025

paper beats scissors 

pacifist/left-wing dogwhistle for against fascism, from the idea of rock paper scissors, with the context of the peace sign (scissors) beats the nz salute (paper)
paper beats scissors by eolsuo March 23, 2025

Running with Scissors

A chaotic, zero-regret lifestyle where a rebellious lesbian ignores every warning label in existence—emotionally, socially, and occasionally literally—charging headfirst into bad decisions, hot girls, and situations that could end in either a great story or minor property damage. Equal parts defiance and thrill-seeking, usually fueled by spite, attraction to the worst possible choice, and the firm belief that rules are just suggestions for people with less personality.
“She met a girl with a shaved head, three red flags, and a motorcycle—moved in two days later and adopted a dog together. Absolute running with scissors behavior.”

Theater of Scissors

A political expression describing a strategy in which two ostensibly fierce opponents actually act as allies or share the same underlying power project, creating a false polarization that deceives the electorate. The name evokes a pair of scissors: two blades that appear to oppose each other, cutting against one another, yet they are joined at the pivot and work together to achieve a common result. In the Theater of Scissors, the ruling parties perform dramatic conflicts—debates, scandals, policy disagreements—while collaborating behind the scenes to protect elite interests, limit real change, and channel popular discontent into safe, managed channels. The electorate is led to believe it has a meaningful choice, when in fact both options serve the same fundamental agenda. The term is often applied to the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States since the end of World War I, where alternating administrations have maintained the core structures of corporate power, military intervention, and financial capitalism despite their rhetorical clashes.
Example: “Every election season, the two parties scream about existential threats, yet after the votes are counted, Wall Street gets bailed out, wars continue, and healthcare remains a privilege. That’s the Theater of Scissors: the blades cut each other on TV, but the handle is held by the same hand.”