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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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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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Buysexual
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bahy-sek-shoo-uhl
Sentence: With a husband who was older than dirt and more money than was reasonable for any human, the gold digger became a buysexual. Shopping became a power trip that really got her juices flowing.
Etymology: buy (purchase) sexual (carnal)
Therapurchise
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: therra-pur-ch-ise
Sentence: Kelly felt down in the dumps today so she decided to go out therapurchising in the shoe shop to lift her spirits.
Etymology: thera - therapy. Purch- purchase - ise- suffix indicating function.
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
Spendxiety
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: spend - zie - ety
Sentence: Jill's spendxiety caused her credit card bills to go high when she was depressed.
Etymology: spend + anxiety
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
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
Spenderbation
Created by: sleep
Pronunciation: spend-er-bay-shun
Sentence: After a horrific day at work, she went to the mall to spenderbate.
Etymology: spend + well, you know.
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)
