shoppy shop

noun

A small, independent retail store that sells unique, upscale gourmet food and often called boutique grocers, artisanal markets, or curated mini-marts.

First used 2022
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Meanings

nounshoppy shop (plural shoppy shops)

plural shoppy shops

  1. neologismsocial mediabusinessA small, independent retail store that sells unique, upscale gourmet food and often called boutique grocers, artisanal markets, or curated mini-marts.First known use 2022

    The Hudson Valley, itself the subject of aggressive lifestyle-oriented marketing campaigns, is replete with shoppy shops — although to be sure, they come in a variety of flavors.

    2023 February 8, Stephanie DeLuca, “Your guide to the ‘shoppy shops’ of the Hudson Valley”, in Times Union

Origin

Compound of shoppy + shop Coined in 2022, by Neil Shankar on TikTok under the username "Tall Neil" and popularized by New York magazine's Grub Street in response to boutiques selling artisanal foods such as olive oil and tinned fish.

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APA

shoppy shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoppy%20shop

MLA

“shoppy shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoppy%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoppy shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoppy%20shop.

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