Etymology: "bricked" (to render an electronic device inoperable)
6 mrt. 2019 · Bricked (informal): cause (a smartphone or other electronic device) to become completely unable to function, typically on a permanent basis. The absolute earliest google hit I was able to find …
Why does "defenestrate" mean "throw someone out a window" and not ...
3 aug. 2014 · The bricked-up windows can be seen today in many existing buildings of the period to this day, particularly in London and Edinburgh, Scotland. "Throwing someone out of a window" is not an …
idioms - What does the expression "brikking it" mean? - English ...
10 jul. 2012 · I have a British friend, and we text each other sometimes. Yesterday she sent me a message with the expression "brikking it". Could someone explain it to me?
Which is correct: "rack my brain" or "wrack my brain"?
20 aug. 2011 · Which is the correct usage: "rack my brain" or "wrack my brain"? Google turned up pages with conflicting recommendations. One argument is that to "rack a brain" comes ...
"Compared with" vs "Compared to"—which is used when?
12 apr. 2011 · From Strunk and White: To compare to is to point out or imply resemblances between objects regarded as essentially of a different order; To compare with is mainly to point out differences …
Single word for 'spaced evenly' - English Language & Usage Stack …
22 jun. 2021 · Also various statistical terms: regularized, parmaterized, normalzied, etc. If you want to comment on the dimensionality of regularity, that can elicit more colorful or poetic word choices. In …
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2 aug. 2019 · Please don't say "You're becoming a real brick!" the phrase is "You are a brick". But old-fashioned as you say: some might think of "a brick in the wall" which is quite different.
Do native speakers ever use the expression "problems crop up"?
10 jun. 2014 · “More security issues crop up for UEFI” (headline for a post that begins: “About half the computers employing the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot sequence are vulnerable …
single word requests - Derogatory term for electronic device - English ...
Solid term, but the definition is a little off - bricked implies a state of worthlessness due to an attempt to reconfigure or update a device, rather than its size or age. See your own linked wikipedia article.