When two or more words are defined by using themselves as the solo point of explanation. This is also known as “defining in loop,” and is theoretically possible. Although, broadly speaking it is considered incorrect (illogical).
Definition of Chair: a wooden object
Definition of Wooden Object: a chair
This would be considered a Definitional Paradox.
Definition of Wooden Object: a chair
This would be considered a Definitional Paradox.
by Harvard Professors Are Dumb August 05, 2021
I tried to clock in on time, but the computer just stopped working, and made me 2 minutes late. This is the 3rd time I've fell into Breylon's Paradox this week.
by KidNinjaGames January 28, 2015
Any problem with a Microsoft computer system caused by an inadvertent reboot that can only be fixed for some reason by rebooting again.
My power went out and kicked my desktop. It was all messed up. I rebooted it and now it's clean. It's the fucking Gates Paradox.
by STPotter November 01, 2007
Getting head there was an ultimate paradox.
by big daddy 978 November 29, 2006
This refers to the phenomenon of gay males having more success attracting women than straight males do. This is paradoxical as, obviously, a gay male has no interest in the women they monopolize away from straight males.
by GingerBeer March 07, 2012
Sherlock's Paradox is a paradox discovered by the iconographic detective Sherlock Holmes in a scene from a set of unpublished notes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The notes were put of for auction in 1988 by Conan Doyle's grandson to benefit NORML.
In the unpublished scene, Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. Watson are sharing a pipe while in Arabia. The bulk of the conversation revolves around the pipe being made of glass and employing "... a devilishly clever construction by which the pungent smoke is filtered through water ...". Hence the term sherlock for the type of water pipe which resembles the regular pipe of Sherlock Holmes.
The paradox originates in a comment where Holmes remarks that the pipe's bowl is always better packed, but the "... most pleasurable of all leisure lies in the exquisite emptying of the bowl." Watson remarks that logically his statement implies that the bowl is always better packed, yet must always be in the process of being smoked. Therefore, if one is to truly enjoy themselves they must remain smoking the "bowl" indefinitely.
In the unpublished scene, Holmes and his trusted companion Dr. Watson are sharing a pipe while in Arabia. The bulk of the conversation revolves around the pipe being made of glass and employing "... a devilishly clever construction by which the pungent smoke is filtered through water ...". Hence the term sherlock for the type of water pipe which resembles the regular pipe of Sherlock Holmes.
The paradox originates in a comment where Holmes remarks that the pipe's bowl is always better packed, but the "... most pleasurable of all leisure lies in the exquisite emptying of the bowl." Watson remarks that logically his statement implies that the bowl is always better packed, yet must always be in the process of being smoked. Therefore, if one is to truly enjoy themselves they must remain smoking the "bowl" indefinitely.
Andrew: Yo man, what happened to you last night? You never came by my place?
Aki: Dude I got so ripped ... got caught up in Sherlock's Paradox with these ill headies and a box of Twizzlers.
Andrew: Damn ... you got any left? I got a dutch!
Aki: Nah man ... aw, shit.
Aki: Dude I got so ripped ... got caught up in Sherlock's Paradox with these ill headies and a box of Twizzlers.
Andrew: Damn ... you got any left? I got a dutch!
Aki: Nah man ... aw, shit.
by M.T. Lintershmidt September 21, 2009
when you and your friends have this friend that thinks he's the shit and make the decisions for everyone while you and your guys prefer the other friend who thinks that he knows what he's talking about and thinks he gets it better than you. but later you realize that the second friend doesn't do anything except complain about everything while you other friend ends up appologizing and everyone changes there opinion
1. yo joe
2. ya, whats up?
1. dylan was a total asshole at first, until he appologized now he's better, and noah is being what dylan was before, a douchbag guido
2. wow, theres a word for that, it's called The Friendship Paradox
1. ya, i know. we should shun noah
2. ya, whats up?
1. dylan was a total asshole at first, until he appologized now he's better, and noah is being what dylan was before, a douchbag guido
2. wow, theres a word for that, it's called The Friendship Paradox
1. ya, i know. we should shun noah
by LARDO KAT777 May 09, 2010