"audience-proof" meaning in English

See audience-proof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more audience-proof [comparative], most audience-proof [superlative]
Etymology: audience + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|audience|proof}} audience + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} audience-proof (comparative more audience-proof, superlative most audience-proof)
  1. Of a play, etc.: resistant to negative responses from the audience; popular with everybody. Related terms: criticproof
    Sense id: en-audience-proof-en-adj-RI42-USx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof

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