shwopping

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noun

The practice of taking old items to a shop to be donated or recycled, while also buying new items.

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Meanings

nounshwopping (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe practice of taking old items to a shop to be donated or recycled, while also buying new items.

    However, perhaps the most interesting thing about shwopping was the attempt to engage the consumer. This non-product campaign incorporated a highly innovative social media strategy alongside other forms of media and PR activity.

    2013, Nick Coad, Paul Pritchard, Leading Sustainable Innovation

Origin

Blend of shopping + swapping.

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shwopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwopping

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“shwopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwopping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shwopping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shwopping.

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