backburner

back burner

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Definitions of backburner word

noun backburner a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election. 1
noun backburner (countable) A burner of a stove away from the cook's side. 1
noun backburner (Uncountable Noun) A state of being postponed, deferred or given lower priority (from the sense that pots on backburners get less attention). 0
verb backburner To relegate to a lower priority. 0

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Origin of backburner

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; from the custom in cooking of placing pots not requiring immediate attention toward the rear of the stove

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Parts of speech for Backburner

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backburner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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