What’s the difference between addicting and addictive? Not much, although addictive is the older term. Grant suggests that addicting is more about a quality of the person being affected, whereas if something’s addictive, that’s an...
lysdexia n.— «Like my “lysdexia” only a “reasonable accommodation” is possible never victory, never recovery. The dyslexia was reasonably accommodated in some serendipitous ways beginning at the age of four in 1951...
overcranking n.— «There is a…nifty 120 frames-a-second option that allows half-speed playback for really excellent quality slow-mo—what’s called overcranking in the biz.» —“Dork talk” by Stephen...
oops paint n. house paint sold at a discount because it is deemed of low quality or unsatisfactory color, has been returned by a previous customer, or was specially mixed but never sold. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
liar’s loan n.— «With the advent of “no-doc” and “stated-income” loans—sometimes dubbed the “liar’s loan”—versus full-income disclosure, lenders increasingly face potential exposure to a smorgasbord of...
fling a craving v. phr.— «[Jerry Clower] was an old-fashioned Christian gentleman who loved his wife, tried to live right, and didn’t want no strange woman to fling a craving on him while he was on the road.» —“‘Old Redneck’ Disarmed...