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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a bauble, article of clothing, or major appliance, in order to alleviate anxiety or other psychological stress. Often leads to overspending. n. An item which has been purchased to fill an emotional void.

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Mallanxiety

Created by: bghicks

Pronunciation: mall anxiety

Sentence: The stress of her job cost her a fortune at the local stroll and spend as she attempted to combat her stress with mallanxiety

Etymology: mall - shopping mecca anxiety

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Cashquencher

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: kash-kwench-er

Sentence: In her emotional state Rachel bought those heels as a total cashquencher.

Etymology: cash + quench

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Spendeviate

Created by: tgulden

Pronunciation: spen-DEE-vee-8

Sentence: I bought this wicked pair of shoes to spendeviate my stress about my husband's affair.

Etymology: Spend - Alleviate

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Therapay

Created by: chris

Pronunciation: therra-pay

Sentence: Fiona's credit card showed all too clearly the full extent of her therapaying

Etymology: therapy + pay

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Spenderbation

sleep

Created by: sleep

Pronunciation: spend-er-bay-shun

Sentence: After a horrific day at work, she went to the mall to spenderbate.

Etymology: spend + well, you know.

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Spendacity

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: spen da si ty

Sentence: He walked into Costco not knowing what he wanted, but only feeling the spendacity that he would find something to take the edge off the day.

Etymology: spend + mendacity (false); spending in the false hope that it will address the source of anxiety

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Retailaxation

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: re-tail-lax-a-tion

Sentence: Football Sunday was the best time for Joni to head to the mall for retailaxation, a.k.a. shop therapy. "When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping," she said as she grabbed her keys and purse.

Etymology: retail + relaxation

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COMMENTS:

Sale-a-brate those Sundays! - Nosila, 2009-08-18: 11:26:00

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Buypolar

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: bye/pohl/ar

Sentence: Her buypolar personality was responsible for her extravagant spending habits.

Etymology: buy + bi-polar

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COMMENTS:

Perfect! - wordmeister, 2007-01-15: 20:40:00

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Anxbuyety

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: angs-buy-ity

Sentence: Jills gets one of her anxbuyety attacks, grabs her car keys,and credit cards, and races to the mall.

Etymology: anxiety/buy

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Splurgaholic

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: splurge a holl ick

Sentence: Mary was a splurgeaholic, and completely unable to leave a bag shop without at least 3 bags, which did not include the free plastic carrier to take them all home in.

Etymology: from splurging money and a-holic like an addict.

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