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'But I've already shown you every shoe in the store...'

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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Impenditure

Created by: ToblerOne

Pronunciation: Im-pen-di-ture

Sentence: Joan's impenditure at the mall left her bank statement dissapointing.

Etymology: Impulse + Expenditure

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Buyalogic

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bye a loj ick

Sentence: When Tracy needed a morale boost, she went shopping. Any bargain she got was deemed buyalogic, as she could justify her need for the item. She needed these boosts quite often and ended up with closetfuls of clothes, shoes and accessories which had cheered her up at one time or another. Every 6 months, the Good Will people got bags of barely worn clothes from Tracy to fill the buyalogic needs of their clients. She believed in paying it forward...

Etymology: Buy (Purchase; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction) & Logic (Thought process;reasoned judgment) and play on Biologic ( pertaining to biology or to life and living things)

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Shopstinence

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: shop-sti-nens

Sentence: After a long day at work, her shopstinence kicked in, and she spent all the rent-money on shoes and underwear.

Etymology: shopping + abstinence

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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)

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Shollump

Created by: TrJoshB

Pronunciation: sh-awl-lump

Sentence: After the fight with her best friend over that blond boy, Hillary shollumped her credit cards to the max.

Etymology: shop + calm + Whim + relieve

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Splurchase

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: splur-chuss

Sentence: After being dumped by Bob, though she could not afford it, Sue went out and made yet another splurchase of a Louis Vuitton handbag in an attempt to fill the void.

Etymology: splurge, purchase

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Purchease

Created by: Madamemojo

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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

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Therashopy

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: theh-rah-shop-pee

Sentence: Just get dumped? Worried about finals? Need a solution? THERASHOPY

Etymology: therapy + shopping = FABULOUS!!

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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

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