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shopaholic, n. colloq.|ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk|
[f. shop n. or v. + -aholic.]
A compulsive shopper.
1984Washington Post 11 Sept. c3/4 [The rumour] that Diana is a ‘shopaholic’..was described as ‘absolute rubbish’. 1985Times 21 Oct. 3/3 The Princess is not a shopaholic, nor is she a determined and domineering woman. 1986N.Y. Times 16 June c11/6 Miss Damon..is forming Shopaholics Limited, a self-help group for overspenders in Brooklyn. 1990Social Work Today 18 Jan. 14/4 In a post festive article on ‘Shopaholics’ the Mirror quoted Dr. Max Glatt..who runs a clinic to help those who don't know how to stop themselves spending. |