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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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Spreewell
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: spree-well
Sentence: Sick of being underappreciated at work and home, Marcia went spreewelling at the mall.
Etymology: shopping spree + wellness + coincidental similarity to NBA player Latrell
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
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
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
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.
Anguisquander
Created by: clasjaz
Pronunciation: a[ng]-wiskwander
Sentence: Lack of self-esteem caused Ted to anguisquander when he bought a lamborgini.
Etymology: anguish, squander
Cashquencher
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: kash-kwench-er
Sentence: In her emotional state Rachel bought those heels as a total cashquencher.
Etymology: cash + quench
Disdress
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis dress
Sentence: When Sheila was feeling low, she always felt a little retail therapy went a long way. She found articles of clothing the most soothing to lift her mood. Her latest disdress was a simple little black cocktail number, in case her life improved and she ever might get invited out somewhere...she'd be ready.
Etymology: Distress (psychological suffering) & Dress (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice;clothing in general)
Dyspursal
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dis-PURSE-al
Sentence: Lenny dispersed all his life-savings with his chronic dyspursal, a downward spiral to bankruptcy
Etymology: dys (from dysfunctional) + purse (container for holding money) + dispersal (spreading widely)
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
