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'But I've already shown you every shoe in the store...'

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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Consumania

Created by: StephLeeY

Pronunciation: consum(e)mania

Sentence: Her overwhelming week caused her to relieve stress in the only way she knows how... by shopping consumaniaically at the mall.

Etymology:

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Spreewell

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: spree-well

Sentence: Sick of being underappreciated at work and home, Marcia went spreewelling at the mall.

Etymology: shopping spree + wellness + coincidental similarity to NBA player Latrell

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Shoppiness

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: shop - ee - ness

Sentence: Marilous purchased 52 pairs of shoes last Sunday just for her shoppiness. She was feeling blue and all the colors and styles perked up her mood.

Etymology: shop, happiness

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COMMENTS:

It's her shopstitutional right to be happy! - Nosila, 2009-08-18: 12:16:00

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Splurchase

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: splur-chuss

Sentence: After being dumped by Bob, though she could not afford it, Sue went out and made yet another splurchase of a Louis Vuitton handbag in an attempt to fill the void.

Etymology: splurge, purchase

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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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Baubourbonling

Created by: spickaspanner

Pronunciation: bau-bore-bon-ling

Sentence: If you ask me for another pair of shoes i will start baubourbonling.

Etymology:

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Stresspreesyndrome

Created by: sabbychankicksass

Pronunciation: stress-spree-syndrome

Sentence: Whenever Sissy gets starts to feel a spiraling panic attack coming on, she immediately rushes to the mall to alleviate her unfortunate case of stress-spree-syndrome where she will then continue on to buy the most adorable but useless accessories for her dogs at Dolce and Gabbana.

Etymology: shopping spree caused by stress syndrome

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Anaesdebtic

Carla

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: an-ess-det-ic

Sentence: Clare always shopped frenziedly after a coffee morning with 'the girls'. How they earned six figures, raised children, coordinated charitable fund-raisers, (and their outfits) without ever passing through puberty puzzled Clare. Could the hollow emptiness of her inadequacy be filled with shoes? Luckily, the anaesdebtic would soon kick in.

Etymology: anaesthetic + debt

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Anguisquander

Created by: clasjaz

Pronunciation: a[ng]-wiskwander

Sentence: Lack of self-esteem caused Ted to anguisquander when he bought a lamborgini.

Etymology: anguish, squander

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Therabuy

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Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: Th err ah by

Sentence: Wendy is finding help in therabuy. Her pain is real, and her new wardrobe is too.

Etymology: Therapy + Buy

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