staring contest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.
  2. a confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.

Word forms

staring contest staring contests
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