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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| planned obsolescence | |
| —n | |
| Also called: built-in obsolescence the policy of deliberately limiting the life of a product in order to encourage the purchaser to replace it | |
Incorporating into a product features that will almost certainly go out of favor in a short time, thereby inducing the consumer to purchase a new model of the product. Placing sweeping tail fins on an automobile was an example of planned obsolescence.