What is Mexican Standoff?
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n : a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner. A poor man's
That dude had a gun pointed to my head but I had a knife in his gut -- we were in a Mexican Standoff.
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It refers to a no-win/no-lose situation. It does not require three participants; two is enough.
There's a 19th Century story in Mexico that illustrates the Mexican Standoff very well. Two horse carriages going in the opposite direction entered a narrow street and met halfway through. Neither could move forward, and each insisted that the other back his horse carriage up. Each sent servants for foor and water, and both stayed firm for several days, until the authorities made both of them back up.
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A situation in which multiple (3+) gun weilding people are all pointing their shit at each other. They hold out to shoot until someone fucks it up and everybody dies.
The snitch in Reservoir Dogs must have been like "man im fuckin up theres a mother fuckin mexican standoff going down in this mother fucker. fuck.'
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a situation that nobody can triumph in, especially one where all people involved have guns
The Mexican standoff has become a cliche in movies.
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When everyone is waiting for everyone else to make a move.
Two or more drivers approach a 4 way stop, each waiting for the other to go through is a Mexican Standoff.
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A situation in which several people all have guns (or, occasionally, other projectile weapons) pointed at each other's heads.
The origins of the 'Mexican' part is unknown
Do we really need the Mexican standoff scene?
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when you lose face to save your ass.
a possible example of a mexican standoff, is when a football team is losing really bad finishes the game without any major injuries
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