shopaholic

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Etymology

From shop +‎ -aholic.

Noun

shopaholic (plural shopaholics)

  1. 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.
    • 2025 February 10, Agence France-Presse, “No more new clothes: why a fast-fashion addict gave up shopping”, in South China Morning Post‎[1], retrieved 1 December 2025:
      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.

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