ETYM Latin rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. French rébus. Related to Real.
(Irregular plural: rebuses).
A puzzle where one decodes a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words.
Picture puzzle representing a word.
1. Zagonetka u slikama, reč ili misao izražena slikama ili znacima (koje treba rešiti) mesto rečima.
2. Prenosno: neka nejasna, zamršena i teško rešiva stvar (lat.)
Enigma.