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grocery shrink ray

grocery shrink ray noun: the practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits.

Noun

grocery shrink ray

  1. (colloquial, figuratively) The practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits.
    • They applied the good old grocery shrink ray and yet they also raised the price as well!

Origin of grocery shrink ray

Suggesting a science fiction device to reduce the size of objects.

Questions about grocery shrink ray

What does grocery shrink ray mean?
Grocery shrink ray means the practice, among manufacturers, of gradually reducing the physical size of grocery items so as to increase profits.
What part of speech is grocery shrink ray?
Grocery shrink ray is a noun.

Words near grocery shrink ray in the dictionary

  1. grocery paper
  2. grocery shop
  3. grocery shopped
  4. grocery shopping
  5. grocery shops
  6. grocery shrink ray
  7. grocery store
  8. grocery stores
  9. grocerying
  10. groceryman
  11. grocerymen

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