Shopaholism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic. uncountable

    "Yeah, she’s trim, organized and snippy, with the makeup, the Manhattan job and the shopaholism, but she’s also the one in the couple who can’t really grow up because she lives with her dad."

Synonyms

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oniomania

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"Yeah, she’s trim, organized and snippy, with the makeup, the Manhattan job and the shopaholism, but she’s also the one in the couple who can’t really grow up because she lives with her dad."

Etymology

From shopaholic, by analogy with alcoholism, from alcohol.

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