urst
n.— «Most TV shows, after all, try to string out the sexual tension as long as possible. There’s even a term for this, “urst,” as in lust plus unfulfilled urges.» —“Anatomy of a TV sensation” by Virginia Rohan North Jersey Media Group Nov. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Barbara Kingsolver’s book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield set in today’s Appalachia. Martha shares memories of a long-ago visit to Kingsolver’s family farm in Virginia, where they...
Is there such a thing as a “neutral” accent, and if so what does it sound like? And that quirk in the way southern Californians talk about freeways. They’ll say things like take the 405 and get on the 8. Why the definite article...