Conundrum

Origin: Pseudo-latin, used in learned social circles in Oxford University as humor, slang for "wit" or "pun" jokes, first known use 1596. Basically, answering a question with a pun, riddle, or joke. More modern usage generally refers to a difficult or complex riddle.

(In biology lab) Jim: "Hey John, I was disecting this robin, and I seem to have misplaced it's head. Have you seen it?"
John: "There you go, with your bird-brained schemes, methinks you have lost your mind!"
Jim: "Would you stop your silly conundrums and beak-flapping and help me find my dearest robin!"

by BigBadDuff November 04, 2007

Conundrum

Noun:
A situation or happening that insists upon itself creating an irrational answer.

1. The phrase "Not planning ahead is planning for failure" is a conundrum. By not planning you are planning which means you aren't not planning, therefore you can't plan for failure at all, because the only way to plan for failure is to not plan at all but by not planning you are planning.

by KG Be Bosshogg. December 02, 2011

Conundrum

A mysterious chemical that provides a high unlike any other. Conundrum is most commonly ingested in its liquid form, but can also be smoked, snorted, huffed, applied topically, or injected. Usually made with coke and rum and/or drank from an official "Conundrum" bottle.

"I was so high on conundrum last night that I hooked up with some random asian chick...i think"

"This is quite the conundrum"

by Point 5 November 07, 2008

Conundrum

The act of envoking physical damage, most likely with a gun of some sort.

"Yo, we gotta connundrum those fools."
"Fo' real yo."

by Rasputin March 29, 2005

The Aquaman Conundrum

In film, books, and television, when the day can conveniently be saved by a very specific skill possessed by the protagonist.

See any Aquaman story where the world is saved by talking to fish.

Coined by Marc of Angry Puppy.

The film 10,000 BC had a bad case of the Aquaman Conundrum.

by V. Ampersand August 24, 2008

dodo’s conundrum

When you have the means to do something but still can’t do it. A dodo bird has wings but could not fly. Some would also describe this as not understanding why you can’t achieve a particular goal.

Giuseppe: I have done all the homework and been listening in class and gone to tutoring but i still can’t seem to pass the class
Amy: Wow it sounds like you’re facing the dodo’s conundrum

by brosifer November 14, 2019

hipster conundrum

The paradoxical concept that most hipsters now find themselves in - the fact that to be a hipster is to oppose all things mainstream, but now being hipster is mainstream.

Damn, I canz not be hipster anymore, too mainstream! Damm hipster conundrum haz I...

by captain capable November 14, 2012