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incher en · NOUN

Etymology

From inch + -er.

Meanings

1. (in-compounds, with a number) An object having a dimension of so many inches.
   • Which computer monitor did you buy? I bought the 24-incher!
   • Our recommended screen is about $190 for a 100 incher, last time I checked, so it’s still much cheaper. 2017 May 17, Damon Darlin, “How a Projector Can Substitute for a Television Set”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 2023 August 14, J. J. Goode, “A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America”, in The New York Times:
   • 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.” 2007 May 10, Denise Buffa, “JAIL-KNIFE RAP VS. NIXZMARY DAD”, in New York Post:

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