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pub quiz question en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:literal) A question asked in a pub quiz.
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(figuratively) A well-known person or event that is doomed to become insignificant soon due to current events. Derived from the longer phrase "answer to a pub quiz question".
2022, Oct 14. John Crace, writing about Kwasi Kwarteng in The Guardian
Destined to become a pub quiz question as the shortest-serving chancellor who didn’t die in office.
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trivia question