icebreaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well.
A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

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From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.

break the ice passagemaker social lubricant

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