n.
1.a general and progressive increase in prices
2.(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3.lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
4.the act of filling something with air
Idiom of the Day
slack off
to reduce something gradually, to become less active, to become lazy
Recently, I have begun to slack off in my effort to find a new job.