Social & Culture

Icebreaker

ˈaɪsbreɪkər

noun

What does Icebreaker mean?

An activity to help strangers start talking.

Example sentence

"We did icebreakers at the team offsite."

American usage tip

'Two truths and a lie' is a classic icebreaker.

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