babysitter test
babysitter test
1. An informal "test" to determine the trustworthiness or integrity of a person by judging whether one would trust that person to take care of one's children. I don't trust him to take my car across the country; he certainly wouldn't pass the babysitter test.
2. A test to determine if a household appliance is easy and intuitive to use, i.e., whether a babysitter would be able to use it with ease. The new smart television is radically advanced, but it also passes the babysitter test: anyone in the house can learn to use it in just a few minutes!
See also: test
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- about (one's) person
- on (one's) person
- on person
- mensch
- pond
- a big fish in a small pond
- a big frog in a small pond
- big fish in a small pond
- big frog in a small pond
- frog in a small pond