Back-burner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Back-burner is an adjective meaning (idiomatic) Having low urgency; not currently important.
Meaning
(idiomatic) Having low urgency; not currently important.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of backburner.
Example Sentences
Cops closed them all with a code: NHI. The unsolved crimes had been back-burnered until a reporter revealed that the letters stamped on the police files were shorthand for No Human Involved.
Word Forms
- back-burners
- back-burnering
- back-burnered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include non-agenda, urgentless, back, under-attended, unconsidered, unprioritized.
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