Quagmire

Quagmire may refer to:

• Water infused earth or a bog. Solid ground may turn to quagmire following substantial rainfall.
• By extension, a situation that is difficult to get out of.
• A tactical defense made when defending a territory close to a river. Defenders would dig channels for the river to run in & turn the land into a quagmire.

Fictional characters:

• Big Blue, a legendary sea monster from the X-Files episode Quagmire
• Glenn Quagmire, a character from the animated television sitcom Family Guy
• Quagmire (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Quagmire family, a principal family in the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by American author Lemony Snicket

Computer games:

• Quagmire, a level in the game Banjo Tooie, sequel to the game Banjo Kazooie
• Quagmire, a fictitious place in the game World of Warcraft, located in the zone Dustwallow Marsh
• Quagmire, skill in the game Ragnarok Online used by Wizards
• Quagmire, a 1993 shareware puzzle platformer for Mac designed by Tony Small

Other meanings:

• The Quagmire, a figurative name of the Vietnam War
• Joshua Quagmire (or JQ), an American cartoonist, best known for Cutey Bunny
• Quagmire, the setting for Ben Dunn's Ninja High School comics, and the title of two mini-series spun off from them
• Quagmire, a black enchantment from the card game Magic: The Gathering that allows creatures with the swampwalk ability to be blocked as though they did not have swampwalk
• Bucky Quagmire, Canadian based singer songwriter