As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
Perhaps from an Afrikaans derivative of Dutch schrik ("shock, terror").
skrik (plural skriks)
(South Africa) A shock; a fright.
• kirks
Source: Wiktionary
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.