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- noun Australian slang. A topic of conversation which is controversial and of contemporary significance. Hence, a social gaffe.
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A topic of constant and widespread conversation, especially a divisive political or social issue; (hence) a social gaffe. (Double-Tongued Dictionary)
May 18, 2008