catch-22

See also: Catch-22

English

Noun

catch-22 (plural catch-22s)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22.
   • 2023 July 26, Christian Wolmar, “Closing ticket offices to lead to 'catch-22' for passengers”, in RAIL, number 988, page 42:

     Passengers may find themselves in a catch-22 situation, unable to buy a ticket for any number of reasons, ranging from an out-of-order ticket vending machine to a lengthy queue to use one, and yet then fall foul of the penalty fare regime.

References

• “catch-22”, in Collins English Dictionary.