incher
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]incher (plural inchers)
- (in combination with a number) An object having a dimension of so many inches.
- Which computer monitor did you buy? I bought the 24-incher!
- 2007 October 5, Denise Buffa, “JAIL-KNIFE RAP VS. NIXZMARY DAD”, in New York Post[1]:
- About the makeshift knives, one law-enforcement source said, “They found a four-incher and a six-incher, in his cell, under his legal papers.”
- 2017 May 17, Damon Darlin, “How a Projector Can Substitute for a Television Set”, in The New York Times[2]:
- Our recommended screen is about $190 for a 100 incher, last time I checked, so it’s still much cheaper.
- 2023 August 14, J. J. Goode, “A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America”, in The New York Times[3]:
- New York State is a epicenter of American hotdoggery, home to beloved hyperlocal wieners like Syracuse’s Snappy Grillers, micro-regional variants like the three-inchers of Troy, and destination footlongs like those grilled over coals at Ted’s in Buffalo.