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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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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
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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Cashquencher
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: kash-kwench-er
Sentence: In her emotional state Rachel bought those heels as a total cashquencher.
Etymology: cash + quench
Buypolar
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bīpōlər
Sentence: Jane has been diagnosed as buypolar. Despite her status as a buyathlete and her formidable buyceps and the elation of a new purchase, she also experiences depression caused by the buymonthly invoice from her credit card company.
Etymology: buy (obtain in exchange for payment) + bipolar (a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression)
Pursecure
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: PURSS-kewr
Sentence: Bummed out by her third broken engagement, Sonia pursecured her blues with six HErmes scarves and a large mochaccino.
Etymology: purse + cure
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
Buypolar
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: by pol ar
Sentence: Wendy had trouble right after Christmas in not shopping. Although half-price or less, her non-essential purchases were of a buypolar nature and as a result, Wendy always completed next year's Christmas shopping by January 5th of that year. Of course finding the items or remembering who they were for was the next big challenge.
Etymology: Buy (purchase,acquire) & bipolar (of or relating to manic depressive illness)
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
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
