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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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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
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
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
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
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
Therabuy
Created by: ubgrud
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
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
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
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)
Obcontent
Created by: shaibear
Pronunciation: Ob (From object) And content (R from happyness)
Sentence: My books have replaced people in my life, and make me feel Obcontent
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