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barbecue stopper

noun Australian informal

a controversial current-affairs issue
a social gaffe

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Nearby words

barbastelle, barbate, barbe, barbecue, barbecue sauce, barbecue stopper, barbed, barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, barbel

Word Origin for barbecue stopper

C21: coined by John Howard; from the notion that such a discussion is likely to interrupt a barbecue with loud debate
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