barbecue stopper

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noun Australian informal

a controversial current-affairs issue

a social gaffe

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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

Words nearby barbecue stopper

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

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Example sentences from the Web for barbecue stopper

So, the Southside Smokehouse is more than a barbecue pit, a burger shack, or a Cajun kitchen.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina|Jane & Michael Stern|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We remember that time a flight attendant told us at a barbecue that if the bell tones four times, things are serious.
The Malaysian Air Tragedy Reawakens a Primal Fear|Kelly Williams Brown|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went on to open a dry cleaning business, barbecue restaurant, and liquor store.
Donald Sterling and Five Other Members of the Lifetime Ban Club|Nina Strochlic|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The word primitive does not do justice to the elemental nature of dining in one of the great barbecue parlors of this region.
The Texas Church of Beef|Jane & Michael Stern|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then again, is there really ever a bad time for slow-cooked barbecue, hot jazz and cool blues music?
The U.S. Road Trips You Should Really Take|Lonely Planet|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When we lift the stopper the fluid for a moment falls straight down through the opening.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
James Murray, mayor of Alexandria, La., was killed while attempting to suppress a disturbance at a barbecue.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It is so heavy that an ordinary cork would soon be forced out by it, therefore an iron stopper must be screwed in.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
Now he plans to hold a big barbecue en send out invitations.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
If live grasshoppers, or similar bait, is desired the cork can be used unnotched to form a watertight stopper.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

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