chorechicken
/ˈtʃɔːˌtʃɪkɪn/nounVerified NewA standoff in which two household members each wait for the other to do a task, each convinced it was assigned.
The recycling migrates to the door and stops; the dishwasher blinks for days. Chorechicken ends only when a guest, a deadline, or disgust breaks the deadlock, and the winner's prize is having been right. Most households run several simultaneous games.
Etym. — chore + chicken, on the game of chicken — two players, one task, mutual anticipation of blinking.
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