Catch-

(kchtwn-te-too, kch-)

n.

1.
a. A situation in which a desired outcome or solution is impossible to attain because of a set of inherently illogical rules or conditions.
b. The rules or conditions that create such a situation.

2. A situation or predicament characterized by absurdity or senselessness.

3. A contradictory or self-defeating course of action.

4. A tricky or disadvantageous condition; a catch.



"Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives."
~ Joseph Heller, Catch-22