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Noun: hot potato (hot potatoes)  hót pu'tey-tow
Usage: informal
  1. Something difficult or awkward to deal with
    "he dropped the topic like a hot potato"

Derived forms: hot potatoes

Type of: situation

Encyclopedia: Hot potato

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