sˈɪns ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv dʒˈɪfən ɡˈʊdz aʊtsˈaɪd ðə ɹˈɛlm ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk θˈiəɹi ɪz stˈɪl kəntˈɛstᵻd, ðə pˈɛɹɪŋ ʌv dʒˈɪfən ɡˈʊdz wɪð ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi ɡˈʊdz hɐz ɡˈɑːʔn̩ lˈɛs tɹˈækʃən ɪn ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks tˈɛkstbʊks ðɐn ðə pˈɛɹɪŋ nˈoːɹməl ɡˈʊd slˈæʃ ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ ɡˈʊd jˈuːzd tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻz tʊ ˈɪŋkʌm tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz.
Since the existence of Giffen goods outside the realm of economic theory is still contested, the pairing of Giffen goods with ordinary goods has gotten less traction in economics textbooks than the pairing normal good/inferior good used to distinguish responses to income changes.