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  • verb Present participle of overshop.

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Examples

  • It was shopping that in large part kept this city's economy going after 9/11 - and perhaps overshopping that contributed in small part to the economic crisis that bookended the decade.

    Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Retail Lost and Found Faith Hope Consolo 2010

  • And after years of listening to clients who range from PTA moms to celebrity icons, I have boiled down the causes for overshopping to four basic motivations: childhood habits, the opposite sex, low self-esteem, and competition.

    The Shopping Diet Phillip Bloch 2010

  • For anyone with a penchant for overshopping, temptation is constantly calling in the form of shiny window displays, the barrage of store catalogs in your mailbox, and online offers clogging your email inbox.

    The Shopping Diet Phillip Bloch 2010

  • It was shopping that in large part kept this city's economy going after 9/11 - and perhaps overshopping that contributed in small part to the economic crisis that bookended the decade.

    Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Retail Lost and Found Faith Hope Consolo 2010

  • Plus if youre overweight , like me It keeps yo from overshopping when youre really hungry.

    Pet Peeve Monday, August 27, 2007 2007

  • Stop the binge drinking, stop the sarcastic putdowns, stop the incessant video games, stop the porn, stop the overshopping and abuse of credit cards, stop hitting our children, stop withholding love from me.

    Victorville Daily Press : 2010

  • The next few weeks are filled with overshopping, overspending and overeating.

    Edmonton Sun 2009

  • The next few weeks are filled with overshopping, overspending and overeating.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

  • The next few weeks are filled with overshopping, overspending and overeating.

    London Free Press 2009

  • The next few weeks are filled with overshopping, overspending and overeating.

    Ottawa Sun 2009

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