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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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Stresspreesyndrome
Created by: sabbychankicksass
Pronunciation: stress-spree-syndrome
Sentence: Whenever Sissy gets starts to feel a spiraling panic attack coming on, she immediately rushes to the mall to alleviate her unfortunate case of stress-spree-syndrome where she will then continue on to buy the most adorable but useless accessories for her dogs at Dolce and Gabbana.
Etymology: shopping spree caused by stress syndrome
Therabuy
Created by: verndo
Pronunciation: Th err ah by
Sentence: Wendy is finding help in therabuy. Her pain is real, and her new wardrobe is too.
Etymology: Therapy + Buy
Spreelaxation
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: spree-lax-ay-shun
Sentence: after a hard week at work, the only way to unwind was with some shopping spreelaxation
Etymology: relaxation, [shopping]spree
Nebeha
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Nebe-ha
Sentence: Girl, I've be thinking your nebeha
Etymology:
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
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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Trinketfortreat
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: trink-et-for-treat
Sentence: She stroked the vase with affection and immediately felt better. In spite of the lavish expense, this was genuine trinketfortreat
Etymology: a trinket for a treat
Spendacity
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: spen da si ty
Sentence: He walked into Costco not knowing what he wanted, but only feeling the spendacity that he would find something to take the edge off the day.
Etymology: spend + mendacity (false); spending in the false hope that it will address the source of anxiety
Baublebinging
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: bobble/binj/ing
Sentence: Guinevere admitted to herself that baublebinging was the only way out of her funk, particularly after a less than satisfactory season as "Queen of the Queasiness".
Etymology: bauble + binging
