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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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Sdressense
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: s-dress-sense
Sentence: Following the horrendous argument with Hugh, Helen's sdressense had prevailed; the three carrier bags of clothes had been well and truly integrated into the wardrobe, and the receipts shredded .... and now for the gin and tonic before he got home ...
Etymology: stress (or s+dress) - sense
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
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
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
Spendxiety
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: spend - zie - ety
Sentence: Jill's spendxiety caused her credit card bills to go high when she was depressed.
Etymology: spend + anxiety
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
Cashquencher
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: kash-kwench-er
Sentence: In her emotional state Rachel bought those heels as a total cashquencher.
Etymology: cash + quench
Buysexual
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bahy-sek-shoo-uhl
Sentence: With a husband who was older than dirt and more money than was reasonable for any human, the gold digger became a buysexual. Shopping became a power trip that really got her juices flowing.
Etymology: buy (purchase) sexual (carnal)
Compulchase
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /c&m-'pul-ch&s/
Sentence: He used to smoke to relieve the stress at work, then he overate to relieve the stress of quitting smoking, and now he compulchases to relieve the stress of the diet he's on.
Etymology: From compulsive + purchase
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
