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DEFINITION: To purchase a bauble, article of clothing, or major appliance, in order to alleviate anxiety or other psychological stress. Often leads to overspending.
Verboticisms
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Visalium
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: Vee-sal-ium
Sentence: An afternoon of visalium would dampen Josie’s worries, especially if she stumbled upon a shoe sale, but she experienced a boomerang mood swing when the bills arrived.
Etymology: Visa + valium
Neurowidgetize
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Noo-roh-WIDGE-uh-tize
Sentence: Cynthia liked most of her earrings, but none of them seemed to say "look at me, I'm the newest assistant marketing manager for Macy's catalog sales," so she simply drove down to COSTCO and neurowidgetized a pair that did.
Etymology: Neuro (psychology prefix) + widget (gadget or insignificant sundry item) + ize (suffix that turns nouns into verbs)
Psychoverspendilleviation
Created by: Uccxxxv
Pronunciation: Psycho-over-spend-ill-evy-ahe-shun
Sentence: "I'll give you some pills for your psychoverspendilleviation, but if all else fails i'll have to take your wallet.
Etymology: Psychological + Over + Spend + alleviation
Pelfesteem
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pelf + esteem
Sentence: Sure, the new 452" Plasma was expensive, but I was feeling low and needed some pelfesteem.
Etymology: No doubt you've heard of self-esteem? Well then.
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COMMENTS:
What does "pelf" mean? - mplsbohemian, 2007-08-20: 20:07:00
"pelf" means wealth or goods, especially those ill-gotten. - Osomatic, 2007-08-21: 13:05:00
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Ovemorspennedingy
Created by: pwincess9430
Pronunciation: dunno
Sentence: i have ovemorspennedingy this month
Etymology: wot duz dis meen?
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COMMENTS:
Yes, will etymology kind of means "what does this mean". You can explain the derivation of the words (history of the words) if you like. - petaj, 2007-08-20: 06:49:00
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Shopery
Created by: leeannhamers
Pronunciation: sh-op-or-ee
Sentence: i had a hard day at work i need some shopery.
Etymology: shop/therapy
Anxibingety
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ang-zi-binj-E-tee
Sentence: Roxy used shopping as a quick fix for the blues. Each spurgisode was squandipitious:whenever she saw for sale something stromboid, she had to buy it to slake her anxibingety. Also her squandapathy, whilst at times an all consuming passion, became afterwards a pangfull prodigall, with terrifying squandread.
Etymology: Anxibingety:(anxiety+binge)"anxiety for binge-buying). Prodigall(prodigal+gall)"vexed by waste." Squandapathy:"indifferent to waste."
Chargeathon
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: charge-uh-thawn
Sentence: After Penny was asked to leave the firm, she went on a major chargeathon to alleviate her stress and despression. A new washer and dryer. A new cocktail dress, matching shoes, and handbag. And of course a breathtaking set of diamond earrings.
Etymology: charge (to pay by credit card) + marathon (pertaining to the eurphoric feeling one often feels after completing the race)
Federlinity
Created by: mythman
Pronunciation: feh-durr-LIHN-ih-tee
Sentence: Britney didn't have new shoes, and was hoping for a man with some Federlinity to solve that problem.
Etymology: How else would a backup-dancer earn the love of such a diva?
Shopdeangst
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: shop-dee-ahngkst
Sentence: The shopping network has profited by taking advantage of the many shopdeangsters worldwide.
Etymology: shop + de + angst
