{"id":719,"date":"2009-08-20T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2009-08-20T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T16:00:05","slug":"buyalogic-but-ive-already-shown-you-every-shoe-in-the-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"Buyalogic: But I’ve already shown you every shoe in the store…"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v.<\/em> To purchase a bauble, article of clothing, or major appliance, in order to alleviate anxiety or other psychological stress. Often leads to overspending. n.<\/em> An item which has been purchased to fill an emotional void.<\/p>\n

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VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Buyalogic<\/strong>: \/bye a loj ick<\/em>\/ 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:<\/em> 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) Created by:<\/em> Nosila.<\/p>\n

Shoppiness<\/strong>: \/shop – ee – ness<\/em>\/ Marilous purchased 52 pairs of shoes last Sunday just for her shoppiness. She was feeling blue and all the colors and styles perked up her mood. Etymology:<\/em> shop, happiness Created by:<\/em> mweinmann.<\/p>\n

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Comments on Shoppiness:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nosila<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-08-18: 12:16:00<\/em>
It’s her shopstitutional right to be happy!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Retailaxation<\/strong>: \/re-tail-lax-a-tion<\/em>\/ 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:<\/em> retail + relaxation Created by:<\/em> mrskellyscl.<\/p>\n

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Comments on Retailaxation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nosila<\/a><\/strong>, 2009-08-18: 11:26:00<\/em>
Sale-a-brate those Sundays!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Buypolar<\/strong>: \/b\u00c4\u00abp\u00c5\u008dl\u00c9\u2122r<\/em>\/ 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:<\/em> buy (obtain in exchange for payment) + bipolar (a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression) Created by:<\/em> artr.<\/p>\n

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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. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Buyalogic: \/bye a loj ick\/ When Tracy needed a morale … Continue reading Buyalogic: But I’ve already shown you every shoe in the store…<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[90,93,89,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}