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SHOPAHOLIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shopaholic mean?
• SHOPAHOLIC (noun)
The noun SHOPAHOLIC has 1 sense:
1. a compulsive shopper
Familiarity information: SHOPAHOLIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compulsive shopper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
shopaholics can never resist a bargain
Hypernyms ("shopaholic" is a kind of...):
shopper (someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy)
Domain usage:
blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)
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