Mexican standoff

Mexican standoff

noun

Definition of MEXICAN STANDOFF

: a situation in which no one emerges a clear winner; also : deadlock

Examples of MEXICAN STANDOFF

1. <in the battle over bedtime the parents and their son are at a Mexican standoff>

First Known Use of MEXICAN STANDOFF

1891

Related to MEXICAN STANDOFF

Synonyms: deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, impasse, stalemate, standoff, standstill

Related Words: dead end; bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot; difficulty; problem

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Rhymes with MEXICAN STANDOFF

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