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Examples
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"Well, if you'd only accepted a dragline for yourself, we wouldn't be in this picklement."
Falcon Street 2010
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"Now what picklement have you boys gotten yourselves into?" she demanded.
Harpy Thyme Anthony, Piers, 1934- 1994
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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
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That put him in a picklement, as you might imagine.
The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992
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That put him in a picklement, as you might imagine.
The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992
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Now that she worked it out, she saw that she was in a real picklement of a jam.
Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990
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How were they going to get out of this picklement?
Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983
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It is just one more reason to find some peaceful way through this picklement. "
Isle of View Anthony, Piers 1990
ry commented on the word picklement
pickle (as in to be in a pickle–see Wiktionary definition #4) + predicament
November 9, 2015