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パー (Paa) is a Japanese noun meaning “paper (in rock-paper-scissors), disappearing completely, coming to nought, becoming worthless”.

Meanings

  1. nounpaper (in rock-paper-scissors)
  2. noundisappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless; losing everything
  3. noun, na-adjectivefoolishness; stupidity

Examples

  • This guarantees me par.

  • Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

  • "Rock-paper-scissors, OK?" "Rock." "Sciss... paper." "You cheated!"

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