centipede's dilemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Humphrey's law

Word forms

centipede's dilemma

Etymology

From a humorous poem in which a centipede becomes unable to walk after being asked the order in which it moves its legs.

Synonyms

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