delia effect
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The large boost in sales or popularity of cooking ingredients or utensils endorsed by Delia Smith.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "The "Delia effect" has previously prompted soaring demand for products ranging from cranberries to frying pans. But since then hard-pressed shoppers have increasingly been drawn to the freezer cabinet."
Usage
Inflected Forms
the Delia effect (canonical)