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Shrink, a slang term for: a psychiatrist. a psychoanalyst. a psychologist. a therapist in general. a mental health professional. Shrinkage (accounting), sometimes shortened to 'shrink'.
In economics, shrinkflation, also known as package downsizing, weight-out, [2] and price pack architecture[3] is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity while the prices remain the same. [4][5] The word is a portmanteau of the words shrink and inflation. Skimpflation involves a reformulation or other reduction in quality.
To be sure, shrinkflation is by no means a new consumer phenomenon. The term is credited to British economist Pippa Malmgren in 2009, but the trend picked up in the post-pandemic years as ...
The word is also used in Makassarese language, meaning "to shrink"; the full expression is garring koro. [5] Koro may also be derived from Malay term Kura which means "head of turtle" [56] [12] or keruk which means "to shrink". [57] The term shuk yang (缩阳), adapted from Chinese, means "the shrinkage of penis". [12]
I tend to use this a lot with my friends and family for basic things like, ‘I only fly Delta.’ ‘Oh wow you’re so boujee.’”. Sometimes this word can also be used ironically to describe ...
Anda. An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari. A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız.
– F. Scott Fitzgerald This glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States is an alphabetical collection of colloquial expressions and their idiomatic meaning from the 1900s to the 1930s. This compilation highlights American slang from the 1920s and does not include foreign phrases. The glossary includes dated entries connected to bootlegging, criminal activities, drug usage ...
Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I: i.e., another self, a second persona or ...