Malfunction Junction
A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestionA traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
Meaning
1 senses(US, informal)A traffic jam, or any location noted for such congestion.
Origin
Attested in military publications from the early Cold War years; early uses are primarilyAttested 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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