English Explanatory Dictionary

excuseflation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The raising of the price of a good or service in the wake of an economic, political, or other social change that serves as a justification for the rise.

Word forms

excuseflation

Etymology

Coined by journalists Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal in 2023 (see quotations below). Blend of excuse + inflation.

Related words

shrinkflation skimpflation
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