shopaholic

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noun

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.”

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounshopaholic (plural shopaholics)

plural shopaholics · alternative shopoholic

  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.

    1 more example

    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.

    2025 February 10, Agence France-Presse, “No more new clothes: why a fast-fashion addict gave up shopping”, in South China Morning Post, retrieved 01 Dec 2025

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skup-
  2. Old Englishscoppa
  3. Middle Englishschoppe
  4. Englishshop
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. Englishshopaholic

From shop + -aholic.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 購物狂 /购物狂, 購物狂 /购物狂
  • 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng)one who shops very frequently
  • 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng)common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
Finnish himoshoppailija, ostosriippuvainen
  • himoshoppailijaone who shops very frequently
  • ostosriippuvainencommon term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
German Kaufsüchtiger, Kaufsüchtige
  • Kaufsüchtigerone who shops very frequently
  • Kaufsüchtigeone who shops very frequently
Hungarian boltkóros
  • boltkórosone who shops very frequently
Polish zakupoholik, zakupoholik
  • zakupoholikone who shops very frequently
  • zakupoholikcommon term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
Russian шопого́лик, шопого́лик
  • шопого́лик (šopogólik)one who shops very frequently
  • шопого́лик (šopogólik)common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania
Cite this entry
APA

shopaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopaholic

MLA

“shopaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shopaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopaholic.

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