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cockroach problem noun. A problem that is bigger than it initially appears.

Example Citation:
ANDY SERWER, EDITOR-AT-LARGE, "FORTUNE": "Well, Terry, Procter & Gamble has a cockroach problem, and, you know, we know what that means; in other words, you've got one little piece of bad news, and there is always more, just like those little bugs."
—"In the Money," CNN, June 8, 2000

Related Words:
banana problem
binary problem
nailing jelly to a tree
toy problem

Subject Categories:
Business - Buzzwords
Language - Idioms
Language - Jargon and Buzzwords

Posted on May 11, 2001 at 8:07 AM
Updated on May 11, 2001 at 8:07 AM


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