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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The table at which dinner is eaten.
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Examples
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Speaking on Thursday, she said prejudice against Muslims in Britain had become socially acceptable - she said it had “passed the dinner-table test”.
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Speaking on Thursday, she said prejudice against Muslims in Britain had become socially acceptable - she said it had “passed the dinner-table test”.
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Also, might I suggest that next time you choose a less fraught dinner-table topic, like abortion?
What’s Your Problem? 2010
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Islamophobia has "passed the dinner-table test" and become widely socially acceptable in Britain, according to Lady Warsi, the Conservative chairman.
Lady Warsi claims Islamophobia is now socially acceptable in Britain 2011
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If he survives into the fall, Mr. Romney and the debate about private equity will become dinner-table discussion.
Romney Problem Is the Bain of Wall Street David Weidner 2012
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Also, might I suggest that next time you choose a less fraught dinner-table topic, like abortion?
What’s Your Problem? 2010
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Her parents were well-off, and Kate did attend Bryn Mawr, but dinner-table conversations in the Hepburn household did not re-volve around teas and tennis but, rather, feminism, Marxism, Fabian - ism, even nudism.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Shirley Temple and H.L. Mencken Hit Upton Sinclair Greg Mitchell 2010
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Her parents were well-off, and Kate did attend Bryn Mawr, but dinner-table conversations in the Hepburn household did not re-volve around teas and tennis but, rather, feminism, Marxism, Fabian - ism, even nudism.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Shirley Temple and H.L. Mencken Hit Upton Sinclair Greg Mitchell 2010
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Her parents were well-off, and Kate did attend Bryn Mawr, but dinner-table conversations in the Hepburn household did not re-volve around teas and tennis but, rather, feminism, Marxism, Fabian - ism, even nudism.
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Shirley Temple and H.L. Mencken Hit Upton Sinclair Greg Mitchell 2010
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This week, it's Erin the assistant district attorney who's in the family's crosshairs — and if you've been watching this Friday night hit, you know the dinner-table debates in this multigenerational crime-fighting family are a weekly highlight.
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