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shrinkflate en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from shrinkflation. Equivalent to a blend of shrink + inflate.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To make a product smaller while continuing to market it at the same price.
    • Lately, Mr. Dworsky has had his work cut out for him. With inflation at a 40-year high, business owners have been increasingly shrinkflating their products in an attempt to hide price increases. 2022 November 26, Clare Toeniskoetter, “Meet the Man on a Mission to Expose Sneaky Price Increases”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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shrinkflated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shrinkflated Tense=Past lexicographic
shrinkflating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
shrinkflates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic