See Also: marcassin(dictionary)

stagflation (oh) and marcassin (iou)


stagflation (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: stagnation + inflation]
an economic situation in which there is inflation (=a continuing rise in prices) but many people do not have Jobs and businesses are not doing well

marcassin (iou)



marcassin noun. Now rare or obsolete. E18.
[French.]
Heraldry. A young wild boar with a limp tail, as a charge.