roshambo

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• rochambeau
• row-sham-bow
• roe-sham-boe

EtymologyEdit

• Perhaps cognate with jankenpon. Connections to the French surname Rochambeau are a folk etymology.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹoʊʃæmˈboʊ/

NounEdit

roshambo (plural roshambos)

1. (games) the game of rock paper scissors
2. (as three words, ro sham bo) the syllables called out by players of rock paper scissors to synchronize their timing.

VerbEdit

roshambo (third-person singular simple present roshambos, present participle roshamboing, simple past and past participle roshamboed)

1. To play a game of roshambo in order to decide a point of contention.

   I'll roshambo you for it.

SynonymsEdit

• toss (as in 'toss a coin')