Dilemmanade
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A notional drink, a positive thing that one makes by making the best of dilemmas one faces. colloquial, uncountable
"When life deals you a dilemma, just make dilemmanade If you let your attitude go bad, it doesn't take very long for that negative feeling to get passed on to your staff and then to your customers."
Example
More examples"When life deals you a dilemma, just make dilemmanade If you let your attitude go bad, it doesn't take very long for that negative feeling to get passed on to your staff and then to your customers."
Etymology
Blend of dilemma + lemonade. Usually occurs in phrases that mirror or reference when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
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