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hot-but⋅ton

  [hot-buht-n]
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–adjective
exciting strong feelings; highly charged; emotional: hot-button issues.
Origin:
1985–90
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hot button  
n.   Slang
Something that elicits a strong emotional response or reaction: an issue that became a hot button among younger voters.
hot-but·ton (hŏt'bŭt'n) adj.
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