hot button



hot button

Highly politicized or emotionally charged. Often used in the phrase "a hot button issue." Primarily heard in US. Wealth redistribution is a hot button issue on both sides of the political aisle.
See also: button, hot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Luannloo-ANEnglish
Shiv-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Tzillah-Biblical Hebrew
CaleKAYLEnglish
MadelynMAD-ə-linEnglish
Prudentius-Late Roman