Roshambo
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a game; to kick each other in the balls over an object, last one standing wins.
Roshambo meaning & definition 1 of Roshambo.
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to kick or punch to the danglers, usu. proceeded by swollen grapefruits.
phonetic French for rock-paper-scissors. (The 3 friends roshamboed for the bill after wolfing down a humongous lunch at the local diner. The loser promptly paid without protest.
a sick game employed to determine possession of a desired object in dispute. The two individuals either punch or kick each other to the clackers until one party either succumbs to the pain and just simply
gives up, or falls to the ground. The individual who remains standing emerges victorious and wins the game and possession of the object sought after.Roshambo meaning & definition 2 of Roshambo.
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In modern day United States, Roshambo or Rochambeau is when two or more guys kick, punch, squeeze, or knee each other in the groin to win something (an object, money, bets, etc..) untill one of them gives up or falls down. The last one standing wins. This is a modern American twist on the game.
It is also a very old word of Egyptian origin for the child game Paper, Sissors, Rock.
In the TV series South Park, Cartman and his friends play the game Ill Rochambeau you for it, by kicking the opponent in the crotch. The first one to fall over loses the game. This of course means the first person to go is usually the winner. This is a way of choosing, and its called Rochambeau.Roshambo meaning & definition 3 of Roshambo.
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Origin: American revolutionary war.
After: Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur,
comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807).
As a lieutenant general, comte de Rochambeau commanded the French expeditionary army sent to help the American Revolution during 1780 to 1782. His skillful leadership and professional wisdom were vital to the American-French allied victory at Yorktown in September 1781.
Rochambeau was so skilled at kicking the Britishs balls in battle, that his victories were called Rochambeaus.
His name, in corrupted spelling, became slang for any number of contests or confrontation resolved by competitive nut-kicking.Roshambo meaning & definition 4 of Roshambo.
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paper-rock-scissors A tie breaking game or a game used to see who goes first.
Roshambo meaning & definition 5 of Roshambo.