Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/May 7

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Word of the day
for May 7
whack-a-mole n
  1. (idiomatic, chiefly Canada, US) The practice of trying to stop problems, etc., that repeatedly occur in an apparently random manner; also, the act of dealing with such matters in a piecemeal manner without achieving a complete solution.

This, the first full week in May 2022, is promoted by American Humane as Be Kind to Animals Week. We feature a series of terms mentioning things you should not do to our animal friends!

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