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balloon debate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
bal-loon de-bate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A debate in which a number of speakers compete to win the approval of an audience, who are invited to imagine that the speakers are flying in a sinking hot-air balloon, and someone must be thrown out if everyone is not to die.

Inflected Forms

balloon debates (plural)

Phrases

lifeboat ethics

Frequently Paired Words

lifeboat ethics

Questions

What does balloon debate mean?
A debate in which a number of speakers compete to win the approval of an audience, who are invited to imagine that the speakers are flying in a sinking hot-air balloon, and someone must be thrown out if everyone is not to die.

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