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A hypothetical test of the social acceptability of something as though by asking the…A hypothetical test of the social acceptability of something (e.g. a government policy, a certain behaviour) as though by asking the opinions of people drinking in a pub.
» The Prime Minister admitted that the government's new social security policy probably wouldn't pass the pub test.
Meaning
1 sensesA hypothetical test of the social acceptability of something (e.g. a government policy, a certain behaviour) as though by asking the opinions of people drinking in a pub.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Prime Minister admitted that the government's new social security policy probably wouldn't pass the pub test.