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  • noun Plural form of shopaholic.

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Examples

  • France is the No. 1 destination in Europe for foreign brand-name shopaholics.

    Forbes.com: News Forbes 2011

  • And then finally, when you look at shopping and your habits, I mean, everyone likes to provide a treat from time to time, but what's your advice for folks that are kind of shopaholics?

    CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2009 2009

  • There may be more than 10 million people in the United States psychologists classify as "shopaholics," according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

    Compulsive Shopping Defined as a Disease | Impact Lab 2006

  • Self-professed "shopaholics" use shopping as therapy.

    The Battalion 2009

  • She says over-shoppers shouldn't be confused with "shopaholics", or compulsive shoppers.

    unknown title 2009

  • They may not be interested in shopaholics or traveling pants, but they don't necessarily turn up their noses at stories that don't exalt manhood and America.

    Dear Book Lover: Books for Father's Day Cynthia Crossen 2011

  • They may not be interested in shopaholics or traveling pants, but they don't necessarily turn up their noses at stories that don't exalt manhood and America.

    Dear Book Lover: Books for Father's Day Cynthia Crossen 2011

  • At the Khan al-Khalil, the largest bazaar in the Middle East, shopaholics could spend weeks in its medieval alleys.

    Scott S. Smith: Egypt the Eternal Scott S. Smith 2011

  • Attention shopaholics: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Bluefly. com have teamed up to help fan the flames of your obsession.

    Fashion Forward: Blanchett is bright in Armani's Black Lace makeup 2010

  • The holidays are a tricky time for shopaholics, an estimated 6% of the U.S. population, as bargains beckon and cultural cues all egg people on to spend.

    Shop 'Til You Stop: How to Treat Compulsive Spending Melinda Beck 2011

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