puzzlinglabel

noun
UK /ˈpʌz.lɪŋˌleɪ.bəl/
US /ˈpʌz.lɪŋˌleɪ.bəl/

A puzzlinglabel is a name tag that is hard to understand.

The box had a puzzlinglabel that nobody could read.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A label whose meaning is deliberately hidden or coded.

The detective found a puzzlinglabel on the secret package.

3. A word or phrase used to describe something in a way that confuses people.

Calling the game a 'fun puzzle' was a puzzlinglabel for such a hard task.

4. A tag on a product that gives unclear instructions or information.

The shirt's puzzlinglabel said 'wash in cold fire,' which made no sense.