shopaholism

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noun

An addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic.

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

nounshopaholism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic.

    Yeah, she’s trim, organized and snippy, with the makeup, the Manhattan job and the shopaholism, but she’s also the one in the couple who can’t really grow up because she lives with her dad.

    2007 January 3, Virginia Heffernan, “Hey! Never Underestimate the Average Joe”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oniomania

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. Englishalcoholism
  13. Englishshopaholism

From shop + -aholism, by analogy with alcoholism, from alcohol.

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Translations

German Kaufsucht
  • Kaufsuchtaddiction
Polish zakupoholizm
  • zakupoholizmaddiction
Russian шопоголи́зм
  • шопоголи́зм (šopogolízm)addiction
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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