LOGJAM

logjam

(noun) an immovable mass of logs blocking a river

logjam

(noun) any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; “the legislation ran into a logjam”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

logjam (plural logjams)

An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

(figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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