English Explanatory Dictionary

Malfunction Junction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Malfunction Junction.

Word forms

Malfunction Junction malfunction junctions

Etymology

Attested in military publications from the early Cold War years; early uses are primarily for airports. Perhaps popularized, and widened in sense, by the 1973 Schoolhouse Rock! segment "Conjunction Junction".

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