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prawn cocktail offensive

prawn cocktail offensive noun: a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.

Noun

prawn cocktail offensive

  1. (idiomatic) a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

Origin of prawn cocktail offensive

Compare charm offensive. Prawn cocktail implies taking people out for lunch.

Questions about prawn cocktail offensive

What does prawn cocktail offensive mean?
Prawn cocktail offensive means a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.
What part of speech is prawn cocktail offensive?
Prawn cocktail offensive is a noun.

Words near prawn cocktail offensive in the dictionary

  1. prawlins
  2. prawn
  3. prawn chip
  4. prawn chips
  5. prawn cocktail
  6. prawn cocktail offensive
  7. prawn cocktails
  8. prawn cracker
  9. prawn crackers
  10. prawn crisp
  11. prawn crisps

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