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Delia effect

Delia effect proper noun: the large boost in sales or popularity of cooking ingredients or utensils endorsed by Delia Smith.

Proper noun

the Delia effect

  1. (informal) The large boost in sales or popularity of cooking ingredients or utensils endorsed by Delia Smith.
    • 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.2008 December 13, Julia Finch, “Stores see an ice age ahead thanks to the credit freeze”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about Delia effect

What does Delia effect mean?
Delia effect means the large boost in sales or popularity of cooking ingredients or utensils endorsed by Delia Smith.
What part of speech is Delia effect?
Delia effect is a proper noun.

Words near Delia effect in the dictionary

  1. Delhites
  2. deli
  3. deli meat
  4. deli meats
  5. delia
  6. Delia effect
  7. Deliah
  8. Delian
  9. Delian problem
  10. Delian problems
  11. Delians

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