staring contest

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staring contest

noun staring contests

  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.

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noun game

한국어눈싸움 nunssaum
日本語にらめっこ niramekko
中文對視挑戰 /对视挑战 duìshìtiǎozhàn
Françaisconcours de regard
Русскийгляде́лки gljadélki

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@misc{staring_contest_2026,
  title = {staring contest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staring%20contest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}