Conundrum Definition
kə-nŭndrəm
conundrums
noun
conundrums
A riddle whose answer contains a pun (Ex.: What's the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? One sells watches and the other watches cells.)
Webster's New World
A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
American Heritage
Any puzzling question or problem.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Conundrum
Noun
Singular:
conundrumPlural:
conundra, conundrumsOrigin of Conundrum
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A word of unknown origin, probably coined in burlesque imitation of scholastic Latin, as "hocus-pocus" or "panjandrum".
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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