Definition of powder keg
powder keg
noun
- something that will cause a lot of damage when things go wrong.
Citation from "Pilot", Eureka (TV), Season 1 Episode 1 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Dec 12 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 12 2010.
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| Definitions include: a party at which draft beer is provided | |
| Definitions include: the drinking of beer directly from a keg while doing a handstand on it. | |
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| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: to go to the bathroom. | |
| Definitions include: restroom. | |
| Definitions include: to leave. | |
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