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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
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
Visabinge
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: VEE-sah-binge
Sentence: After Chad broke up with her, Tracey went Visabinging to the tune of $2800.
Etymology: Visa (credit card) + binge
Splurgaholic
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.
Retailaxation
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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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
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
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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Purseverance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: per/seh/veer/ance
Sentence: Purseverance was the only remedy for her stressful existence. It calmed her to grab handfuls of cash and throw it at luxury items
Etymology: purse + perseverance
