Mercury retrograde problem

noun

A concept that communication, travel, and technology are prone to disruptions, delays, and misinterpretations when the planet Mercury appears to move backward in the sky.

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Meanings

nounMercury retrograde problem (countable and uncountable, plural Mercury retrograde problems)

plural Mercury retrograde problems

  1. countablehumorousuncommonuncountableastrologyA concept that communication, travel, and technology are prone to disruptions, delays, and misinterpretations when the planet Mercury appears to move backward in the sky.
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