fából vaskarika

Hungarian
fa
vaskarika

Etymology

fa (“wood”) + -ból (“from, made of”) + vas (“iron”) + karika (“ring”). Literally: “iron ring made of wood” (ring as a round circle-shape, not in the jewelry sense).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfaːboːl ˌvɒʃkɒrikɒ]

Noun

fából vaskarika

  1. (idiomatic) contradiction in terms (attempt at a logical impossibility)
  2. (idiomatic, exaggeration) an essential contradiction, absurdity
    Az alkoholmentes sör fából vaskarika. ― Alcohol-free beer is an absurdity.
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