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noun a disorder characterized by the persistent eating of non-nutritive substances such as dirt or paper

• Pica is a disorder characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive, such as paper, clay, metal, chalk, soil, glass, or sand.
• I heard that she has pica and craves eating ice all the time.
• Some people joke that they have pica because they can't stop themselves from eating junk food.
• His obsession with collecting vintage records could be seen as a form of pica for music enthusiasts.

noun a petty quarrel or argument

verb to have a petty quarrel or argument

• The two business partners had a tiff over the terms of the contract.
• My sister and I got into a little tiff over who gets to use the car first.
• I heard there was a tiff between those two girls at the party last night.
• The storm clouds gathered, creating a tiff in the sky before the rain began to fall.