Da term "deaficit" can also sarcastically refer to da "degree of better" dat someone CAN hear as compared to how much those around him WISH he could --- i.e., they wish he was significantly MORE hard-of-hearing than he actually is, so dat they could put more over on him. Da infamous joke about da old fella wif his new hearing-aid --- who had changed his will several times due to his actually knowing what his young descendants were clandestinely saying about him behind his back --- comes to mind here as an excellent example!
by QuacksO December 24, 2023