English
hoeflation
Blend of hoe (“whore”) + inflation.
A blend of hoe ‘whore’ + inflation
Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’
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Frankish *hauwan ‘to hew’
Frankish *hauwā
Anglo-Norman houe
Middle English howe
English hoe
Latin flō ‘blow’
Latin īnflō ‘blow into, expand’
Latin īnflātus ‘inflated, having been blown into’
Latin īnflātiō ‘expansion", "blowing up’
Old French inflation ‘swelling’
English inflation
Today it means
noun The increase in costs for a man to maintain a relationship with a woman while the perceived value or quality of the woman continues to decrease.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hoeflation