What the fuck is a "lick"...
...No, seriously. I've just seen an advert on TV for something like "The rudest rudeboy r&b album in da world eva" in which the voiceover claims, and I quote, "30 of the hottest urban licks".
Now what in the name of all that is bored at 2 in the morning does the word "lick" mean in that sentence?
The dictionary definition gives:
# The act or process of licking.
# An amount obtained by licking: a lick of ice cream.
# A small quantity; a bit: hasn't got a lick of common sense.
# A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.
# A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
# An attempt; a try.
# Informal. Speed; pace: moving along at a good lick.
I don't see how any of those could possibly make any sense if inserted into the phrase above.
Now what in the name of all that is bored at 2 in the morning does the word "lick" mean in that sentence?
The dictionary definition gives:
# The act or process of licking.
# An amount obtained by licking: a lick of ice cream.
# A small quantity; a bit: hasn't got a lick of common sense.
# A deposit of exposed natural salt that is licked by passing animals.
# A sudden hard stroke; a blow.
# An attempt; a try.
# Informal. Speed; pace: moving along at a good lick.
I don't see how any of those could possibly make any sense if inserted into the phrase above.
