staring contest

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounstaring contest (plural staring contests)

plural 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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 對視挑戰 /对视挑战
  • 對視挑戰 /对视挑战 (duìshìtiǎozhàn)game
Finnish tuijotuskilpailu
  • tuijotuskilpailugame
French concours de regard
  • concours de regardgame
Japanese にらめっこ
  • にらめっこ (niramekko)game
Korean 눈싸움
  • 눈싸움 (nunssaum)game
Russian гляде́лки
  • гляде́лки (gljadélki)game
Turkish bakışma yarışması
  • bakışma yarışmasıgame
Cite this entry
APA

staring contest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staring%20contest

MLA

“staring contest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staring%20contest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staring contest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staring%20contest.

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