[KOH-ahn]

noun

A nonsensical or paradoxical question.

Apparently that age old koan about the goddamned chicken and the egg has been solved.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Koan.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/koan. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “koan”, accessed December 7, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/koan.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Koan. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/koan


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