stare-outn.
/ˈstɛːraʊt/, U.S. /ˈstɛrˌaʊt/ = stare-down n. Cf. to stare out at stare v. Phrasal verbs.
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1994 L. Hendrie Stygo 30 I have a stare-out with Jubilee, who's lying in my lap on her side.
2002 Jewish Chron. 2 Aug. 40/2 Engaging in some sort of stare-out contest, glass of tea in hand, with a great furry black-and-white thing 50 feet above Marrakesh is..as daft as it gets.
2004 G. Woodward I'll go to Bed at Noon vii. 143 The two heavies had to make do with scowls and nose to nose stare-outs, warning Janus to be ‘careful in future’ and to ‘watch his step’.
2015 Derry Jrnl. (Nexis) 15 Mar. After Donegal and Monaghan's stare out on Sunday at Letterkenny, Malachy O'Rourke said, ‘We showed tremendous character out there today and I'm very proud of the lads.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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