shopaholic
noun
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English shoppe English shop Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English shopaholic From shop + -aholic.
- One who shops excessively; a shopping addict.
“Shopaholics lose a lot of their money and possibly go broke because they've spent all of it.”
“South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily – until a US$1.50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her shopping entirely.”