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Examples

  • "Well, if you'd only accepted a dragline for yourself, we wouldn't be in this picklement."

    Falcon Street 2010

  • "Now what picklement have you boys gotten yourselves into?" she demanded.

    Harpy Thyme Anthony, Piers, 1934- 1994

  • But Jenny had to admit that she had done a very nice job of getting them out of their picklement.

    Demons Don't Dream Anthony, Piers 1993

  • That put him in a picklement, as you might imagine.

    The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

  • That put him in a picklement, as you might imagine.

    The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

  • Now that she worked it out, she saw that she was in a real picklement of a jam.

    Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990

  • How were they going to get out of this picklement?

    Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983

  • It is just one more reason to find some peaceful way through this picklement. "

    Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990

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  • pickle (as in to be in a pickle–see Wiktionary definition #4) + predicament

    November 9, 2015