Difference between expansion and inflation

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Sat, 05/27/2017 - 12:59

CreepingInflator

There's something that bugs me in some way that it makes me want to seek an answer. For all my life lurking the web for inflation related content and I have always seen the term inflation used to describe the fetish. I see the term expansion being used to describe the situation as well, so I assume that it never really made a difference in how something ballooning in size would be different based on what was used to describe the situation.

In other words, there are artist that draw scenarios that would be fitting to inflating the character. But they would dismiss the term inflation entirely and would say "It's called expansion." And then there are others that would use both terms to describe the situation (Mainly in tags). And of course there are others that just say inflation.

I decided to try and educate myself out of pure curiosity and find the definition used to describe expansion and inflation.

Inflation generally means: to fill up, blow up, to inflate. In general, the act of inflating something.

Expansion generally means: to broaden, to enlarge, to make something bigger (which can mean something different than inflating). In general, to expand upon something in which you increase its capacity.

The two terms (at least to me) mean the same thing when used in the context in which we refer it to (both meaning the ballooning in size of a character), especially considering that they are synonyms.

I mainly posted this to get this off my mind and to see what others would say. I suppose if I were to ask a question towards everyone in this community, do you generally call this fetish Inflation, Expansion, both (meaning there is no difference), or neither (you describe it in your own way).

Sat, 05/27/2017 - 13:10

TayvaRP

To me, Expansion is a generic term, while Inflation is more specific. The term 'inflate' usually means to fill something with gas or air, though 'to increase by a large/excessive' amount is also acceptable. In my mind I've always considered inflation as the intention of making something full or taut, while expansion focuses simply on making something larger (not necessarily fuller).

Inflate I commonly associate with air or water based, while expansion leans toward stuffing / slime, and non-material means of growth (such as magic).

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Sat, 05/27/2017 - 16:06

darkburster2

I like inflation with slime, I imagine it to be very filling and the victim inflates to be tight and taut...

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Sun, 05/28/2017 - 00:37

Margeret Moonlught

Explain the difference between ketchup and catsup.

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Sun, 05/28/2017 - 08:04

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Tue, 06/06/2017 - 13:15

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CreepingInflator

How about the difference between salad oil and vegetable oil.

Sun, 05/28/2017 - 20:00

Overblown

I'm inclined to agree wth TayvaRP. For me, 'expansion' is more of a general or catch-all term for any kind of swelling-up or embiggening. Inflation, on the other hand, is more about expansion via filling someone up with something (usually, but not always, air or gas of some sort). I also feel that inflation itself is more inclined to focus on the balloon-like aspects of the expansion.

In that sense, you could argue that inflation is a more specialized facet of expansion.

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 10:01

Lopni

I'm with TayvaRP

also, on a personal note, recently I sorta dislike the word "inflation". The words - "fullness", "being full", "filling", "to fill" - are more specific, and they all might be synonyms of "inflation"

AirTankGirl's inflation is 50% - she is half full - inflation is a measured quantity

AirTankGirl's inflation starts when she is stuffed - she starts to fill when she can't inhale further - inflation is a process

During inflation AirTankGirl can ask her airtank to make selfies - while filling herself she can control her airtank - inflation is a state

How can I say "Inflation" and pass through one and only one idea? ^_^

Mon, 05/29/2017 - 17:15

bimboguy

I always associate inflation with the stretching of the skin, while expansion involves making more tissue of the skin so as to allow said part to 'expand'. For example when you blow on a balloon, you're filling it with your breath, stretching the rubber, hence inflate. Now a balloon can vary in size depending on the temperature. If the temperature is considerably higher than room temperature, the balloon may expand; the only difference here is that your not filling it, hence why it's called expansion.

Tue, 06/06/2017 - 17:14

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Wren

A bit of history... Some of the old timers know that the online inflation fetish community started with an email distribution list of about 20 people run by Inflate123, mostly balloon fetishists. The list grew to eventually encompass additional inflation & expansion type fetishes, one of which was "breast enlargement." Personally, I thought it sounded too much like a fetish for breast implants, since "breast enlargement" and "breast enhancement" are used interchangeably to refer to the surgical procedure. I also wasn't fond of the term "breast growth" as that sounds kind of like a disease of some sort. So some of us started calling it "breast expansion" and eventually the term stuck.

It was a broad enough term that it could include implants, as well as natural breast growth, inflation, or whatever sci-fi or fantasy cause one could think of for breasts to get bigger. Except maybe breast vore.

But yes, the general idea was that expansion could be caused by things other than inflation, so it was a broader term. The BEA site founder was a member of the list, so that's where he could have gotten the term breast expansion from. Eventually someone (danielsan, I think) coined the term B2E (B squared E) for breast and belly to refer to pregnant-looking expansion. So in that regard, pregnancy can fall under the "expansion" umbrella whereas it wouldn't if we were just talking about inflation. The same with weight-gain--unless someone is being pumped with fat, it would generally not fall under the inflation umbrella but fits under expansion. When I eventually started my own site, I wanted it to be more than just inflation so I refered to it as an expansion fetish site--it included inflation, inflatable clothing, belly expansion, breast expansion, and weight gain.

On a side note, a thing to consider about the term "growth" is that when you put a "growth" category on a clip-store site it generally fills up mostly with giantess porn in addition to some expansion and inflation so if you like all three, growth is the way to go. "Swelling" is a good expansion story word, but not so catchy as a fetish category--it sounds like something you'd need to put an ice pack on--not a good standalone word to use out of context for the name of a category.

On another side note, I've noticed that rabid critics of expansion fetishes tend to use "inflation" as the broader term. So if you only like breast expansion, or you only like weight gain, they still call you an inflation fetishist. They don't really care about the distinctions--for some reason they've settled on "inflation" being the more derisive term to lump everyone under.

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