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
Manuelamah-noo-E-lah (German), mah-NWE-lah (Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German, Italian
RÓRdÁN-Irish
Neoptolemos-Greek Mythology
Rouse[rauz]
Khaleel-Arabic
Walentyvah-LEN-tiPolish