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Noun (informal, workplace slang) A state of a situation, project, or work in which progress is completely stalled, tangled in bureaucratic, technical, or chaotic complications, with no immediate resolution in sight. Synonymous with a deadlock, impasse, or stalemate, but with added layers of frustration or absurdity.
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