Definition of can of worms
can of worms 
noun
- something that has many difficult issues.
Citation from "Man who found Apple iPhone prototype in bar, sold it to Gizmodo, to face charges", San Jose Mercury News, Joshua Melvin, August 10 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'hard, confusing, difficult, a problem': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "shit hits the fan". | |
| Definitions include: a favor or kind deed. | |
| Definitions include: a hindrance in some quest or extended task. | |
| Definitions include: probably. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: puzzling or confusing. | |
| Definitions include: something very difficult. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: in an irreparably bad situation; "out of luck"; "screwed". | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical place suggesting a difficult situation or period of time. | |
| Definitions include: something especially bad. | |
| Definitions include: a stubborn person. | |
| Definitions include: the problem. | |
| Definitions include: fraught with difficulty. | |
| Definitions include: speech one doesn't understand - usually jargon specific to a particular field. | |
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Other terms relating to 'can': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell". | |
| Definitions include: a despicable person. | |
| Definitions include: great, awesome, cool; another form of beast or boss. | |
| Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
| Definitions include: to beat a person; "kick (one's) ass". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "can anyone else". | |
| Definitions include: bathroom. | |
| Definitions include: to be a talented cook. | |
| Definitions include: a hard worker. | |
| Definitions include: to stop speaking. | |
| Definitions include: noun, longer version for CS (tear) gas. | |
| Definitions include: A large quantity of repressed anger or violence. | |
| Definitions include: breasts. | |
| Definitions include: to be able to perform fellatio well. | |
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Other terms relating to 'of': | |
| Definitions include: a worthless person. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: "not all there". | |
| Definitions include: skittish. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: an impressive. | |
| Definitions include: many. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something or someone cherished above all others. | |
| Definitions include: A fictional location used to denote a place that is very remote. | |
| Definitions include: very early in the day. | |
| Definitions include: some location extremely far away. | |
Other terms relating to 'worm': | |
| Definitions include: loose, and nasty. | |
| Definitions include: to perform varicose vein surgery. | |
| Definitions include: a song or song fragment that gets stuck in one's head. | |
| Definitions include: a very small penis. | |
| Definitions include: chewing tobacco. | |
| Definitions include: a dead person. | |
| Definitions include: to escape punishment. | |
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