pub test

noun

pub test

noun
1

A hypothetical test of the social acceptability of something (e.g. a government policy, a certain behaviour) as though by asking the opinions of people drinking in a pub.

Related terms
field test, Joe Sixpack, kitchen table issue, man on the street, man in the street, reality check, sanity check, sanity test, sniff test

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