shopaholic en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skup- Old English scoppa Middle English schoppe English shop Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English shopaholic From shop + -aholic.
Meanings
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One who shops excessively; a shopping addict.
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:Shopaholics lose a lot of their money and possibly go broke because they've spent all of it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shopoholic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shopaholics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (11)
hu boltkóros (one who shops very frequently) · ru шопого́лик (one who shops very frequently) · pl zakupoholik (one who shops very frequently) · fi himoshoppailija (one who shops very frequently) · cmn 購物狂 /购物狂 (common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania) · cmn 購物狂 /购物狂 (one who shops very frequently) · de Kaufsüchtiger (one who shops very frequently) · de Kaufsüchtige (one who shops very frequently) · pl zakupoholik (common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania) · ru шопого́лик (common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania) · fi ostosriippuvainen (common term applied to someone suffering from oniomania)