halalflation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An increase in the prices of street food in New York City, especially halal cart food.
Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "New York is suffering from a crisis and it’s called halalflation. Chicken over rice now costs $10 or more. It’s time to make halal eight bucks again."
- "He [Zohran Mamdani] coined the term “Halalflation” while discussing rising food costs from inside a food cart, and later explained ranked-choice voting in Urdu using cups of lassi, a yogurt-based beverage, as props."
- "With cameras rolling, the fresh-faced Democrat mainlined a takeout container as he explained in simple terms how the city’s arcane permitting process was squeezing vendors and driving “halalflation.”"
- "Breaking up this city-enforced cartel and issuing permits to anyone who applied for one, Mamdani said, would end the "Halalflation" that had raised the cost of a chicken and rice plate from $8 to $10."