Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malfunction junction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: mal-func-tion junc-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.

American usage; Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Malfunction Junction.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"The center of the new city was on the Clark Fork River, one and one half miles from what would become Malfunction Junction, along the newly built military road (now an interstate highway) and what became a railroad line,[…]"

Etymology

Attested in military publications from the early Cold War years; early uses are primarily for airports. Perhaps popularized, and widened in sense, by the 1973 Schoolhouse Rock! segment "Conjunction Junction".

Usage

American usage
Informal
Slang

Inflected Forms

malfunction junctions (plural)

Questions

What does malfunction junction mean?: A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
Where does malfunction junction come from?: Attested in military publications from the early Cold War years; early uses are primarily for airports. Perhaps popularized, and widened in sense, by the 1973 Schoolhouse Rock! segment "Conjunction Junction".

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