Issue
Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.
Sperm
Sperm noun - The male reproductive cell; the male gamete.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Tom Strong has an issue with a glimpse into the future where he and his family fight a Nazi (the son of a female Nazi supersoldier who had impregnated herself with a sperm sample taken from Tom while he was briefly captured during WWII) who uses this trope to attack the Strong family's idealism.
Source: Good Is Old-Fashioned - Thus Sun is not certain Jin is her baby's father until a sonogram in "D.O.C." shows the baby was conceived on-island (and Juliet reveals the island increases sperm count.) The issue seems to be settled, but some fans suspect Michael may actually be the father.
Source: Who's Your Daddy?
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Sperm and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/sperm
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