STANDOFF
NOUNS
1891 — MEXICAN STANDOFF a standoff; an impasse, deadlock; an impasse resolved by the backing down of one or both parties; a contest without a clear-cut victory for either side; a hopeless staring match → Amer. dial.
NOUNS
1891 — MEXICAN STANDOFF a standoff; an impasse, deadlock; an impasse resolved by the backing down of one or both parties; a contest without a clear-cut victory for either side; a hopeless staring match → Amer. dial.