n.
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
—"In the Money," CNN, June 8, 2000
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