tar babies

A form of tar baby — A difficult, abstract problem that worsens as one attempts to handle it; a sticky situation, especially one where attempts to make it better only make it worse.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tar baby
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APA

tar babies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tar%20babies

MLA

“tar babies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tar%20babies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tar babies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tar%20babies.

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