pick-and-pay
n.— «The advent of digital TV allows customers to buy channels either in theme packs or individually, which the industry refers to as à la carte or pick-and-pay. It also paves the way for the introduction of new services that analog can’t handle, such as high-definition TV.» —“TV fee fight brewing” by Grant Robertson, Catherine Mclean Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) Feb. 28, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don’t they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes...
We’ve talked before about dog rescue groups’ convention of naming litters of puppies according to a theme. Any idea why a recent litter of pups included Ramp, Slingshot, Kicker, and Flipper? They were all named for terms involved in pinball...