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chicken-and-egg Definition

chicken-and-egg (-ənd eg′)

adjective

of or relating to a paradoxical situation, question, etc. involving two factors, each of which in turn causes or leads to the other

chicken-and-egg Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • situation: We are at an interim stage which provides a chicken-and-egg situation.
  • problem: I know those are chicken-and-egg problems: we don't want to join a group or stay around because we don't know people.