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
Livnat-Hebrew
Bailliff['beilif]
Mahon-Irish
Naveed-Persian, Arabic
Shelley['ʃeli]
Babylas-Late Greek, French (Rare)