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A situation in which confusion arises due to homophones and similar misunderstandings.

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who's on first

Source Word

who's on first

A situation in which confusion arises due to homophones and similar misunderstandings.

Japanese Meaning

同音異義語や発音の似た言葉による誤解などが原因で、混乱が生じる状況

The team's email thread turned into a who's on first after everyone responded to the ambiguous instruction.

チームのメールのやり取りは、あいまいな指示にみんなが返信したため、同音異義語などによる混乱になった。

Sense（1）

A situation in which confusion arises due to homophones and similar misunderstandings.

who's on firsts

（ plural ）