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shopaholic

American

[shop-uh-haw-lik, -hol-ik] / ˌʃɒp əˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

noun

Informal.

a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control their spending.

shopaholic British

/ ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk /

noun

informal a compulsive shopper

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

shopaholism

noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

shopaholics

plural

Etymology

Origin of shopaholic

First recorded in 1970–75; shop + -aholic

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