rubber-chicken dinner

English

Etymology

The name derives from the fact that the quality of the food is secondary to the purpose of the event and seldom good.

Noun

rubber-chicken dinner (plural rubber-chicken dinners)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) A formal dinner or event thrown by politicians to raise funds.

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