Conundrum
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"I was three or perhaps four years old when I realized that I had been born into the wrong body, and should really be a girl. I remember the moment well, and it is the earliest memory of my life." --Conundrum (1974) by Jan Morris |
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Conundrum may refer to:
- A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
- A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
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Etymology
A word of unknown origin, probably coined in burlesque imitation of scholastic Latin, as “hocus-pocus” or “panjandrum.”
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See also
- Conundrum (1974, Jan Morris)
- Borgesian conundrum
- Hidden faces
- Disentanglement puzzle
- Mechanical puzzle
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