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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.
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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
Therapurchase
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: THEHR-uh-per-chuhs
Sentence: A joint chequing account proved disastrous for Alex, as his girlfriend therapurchased her way through the relationship, and on to the breakup.
Etymology: therapy + purchase
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COMMENTS:
I'll buy that one - galwaywegian, 2007-08-21: 05:37:00
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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)
Storegasm
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: stoor gasem
Sentence: just becouse she needed regular storgasms didn't make her a hermesexual
Etymology: store orgasm.
Anxessorize
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: Angz - es - o - rise
Sentence: Angie tended to compulsively anxessorize whenever she had a bad hair day. At last count she had 431 fashion barrettes, 1,327 assorted scrunchies, 32 banana clips, 14 sets of hair extensions (none of which matched her natural color), 7 bun wraps, a dozen beaded hair strings, 43 hair sticks, 68 jaw clips, 82 headbands, 3 tiaras, and a lifetime subscription to Madame Tress's Hairoscope.
Etymology: Anxiety + Accessorize
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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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
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
Depressplurge
Created by: sparkles510
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Renee will depressplurge after every bad relationship.
Etymology:
