June 24, 2022: Shrinkflation
A portmanteau is a blend of words in which parts of multiple words are combined into a new word. (e.g. “shrink” + “inflation”)
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- ‘Shrinkflation’: No, You’re Not Imagining It. Package Sizes Are Shrinking
- Here’s three examples of product ‘shrinkflation’ at the grocery store
- As inflation rages, beware ‘shrinkflation’: Objects on the grocery shelves may be smaller than they appear, Canadian experts warn
- Wikipedia: “In economics, shrinkflation is also known as the grocery shrink ray, deflation or package downsizing.”
