American Dictionary
Definition catch-22 situation in American English
catch-22 situation noun
[countable] noun
/ˌkætʃ twentiˈtu ˌsɪtʃueɪʃ(ə)n/
From the title of a novel by the U.S. writer Joseph Heller, first published in 1962. The novel is about a group of people in the U.S. air force who find themselves in a number of funny situations caused by silly military rules.
