prawn cocktail offensive

noun

a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomatica strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

Origin

Compare charm offensive. Prawn cocktail implies taking people out for lunch.

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prawn cocktail offensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cocktail%20offensive

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“prawn cocktail offensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cocktail%20offensive. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prawn cocktail offensive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cocktail%20offensive.

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