hairball
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Noun
hairball (plural hairballs)
- A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
- (slang, figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable issue.
- The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball.
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wad of fur
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intractable issue
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