pub test

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpub test (plural pub tests)

plural pub tests

  1. 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.
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