slow burn

Slowly increasing anger. It is often put as do a slow burn, meaning "gradually grow angrier," as in I did a slow burn when he kept me waiting for three hours. The burn in this idiom comes from burn up in the sense of "make furious." The term was first cited in 1938 and was closely associated with comedian Edgar Kennedy.

slow burn

n. the act of becoming angry very slowly or being resentful for a long period of time. (see also do a slow burn.) His lips were pressed together and he was angry but just having a slow burn.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JevgĒŅIja	-	Latvian
Dulce	DOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Graciano	grah-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Sadie	SAY-dee	English
Sabino	-	Italian
Laci (1)	-	Hungarian