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a chicken and egg situation

a chick·en and egg sit·u·a·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey chik-uh n and eg sich-oo-ey-shuh n]
    • /eɪ ˈtʃɪk ən ænd ɛg ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ey chik-uh n and eg sich-oo-ey-shuh n]
    • /eɪ ˈtʃɪk ən ænd ɛg ˌsɪtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən/

Definition of a chicken and egg situation words

  • phrase a chicken and egg situation If you describe a situation as a chicken and egg situation, you mean that it is impossible to decide which of two things caused the other one. 3
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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